Significant magnitude 6.4 earthquake 65 km south of Arawa, Papua New Guinea
6.4 quake 2 Sep 7:13 am (GMT +11)

Papua New Guinea was shaken near Arawa, Bougainville, by an earthquake of magnitude 6.4 only 8 minutes ago, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter near Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, in the morning on Monday, September 2nd, 2024, at 7:13 am local time. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should have been felt by everybody in the area of the epicenter. In those areas, dangerous ground shaking occurred with the potential to inflict moderate to heavy damage to buildings and other infrastructure.
Towns or cities where the quake likely caused strong ground shaking include
Moderate shaking probably occurred in Panguna (pop. 2,900) located 55 km from the epicenter, Arawa (pop. 40,300) 65 km away, and Kieta (pop. 3,600) 68 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Sep 2, 2024 07:13 am (Bougainville time) local time (1 Sep 2024 20:13 GMT)
Magnitude: 6.4
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.81°S / 155.5°E (Bougainville, Papua New Guinea)
Primary data source: GFZ
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