Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake in Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea

On 29 October, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Panguna town, Bougainville Island at 18:44 (local time). There are no reports of damage and casualties at this time. No tsunami alert has been issued.

Advice

Aftershocks may occur in the coming days.

References

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/fr/earthquakes/quake-info/2566118/M5-Tue-29-Oct-Solomon-Islands-Papua-New-Guinea.html https://earthquaketrack.com/quakes/2019-10-29-08-44-09-utc-5-8-68 https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us600064al/executive Last updated:2020-12-13T22:09:36.964322Z

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