2026-10-02 11:14:14 (M5.0) Bougainville region, Papua New Guinea -6.6 155.0 (70fa9)

M5.0 Earthquake - Bougainville region, Papua New Guinea

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.0
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 2 Oct 2026 11:14:14 Time near the Epicenter (1): 2 Oct 2026 21:14:14 Time in your area (1): 2 Oct 2026 16:44:14
Location	6.637S 155.014E
Depth	38 km
Distances	63.0 km (39.1 mi) SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea 75.9 km (47.1 mi) SW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea 258.9 km (160.5 mi) NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands 396.0 km (245.5 mi) SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 552.9 km (342.8 mi) ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 10.4 km; Vertical 5.9 km
Parameters	Nph = 70; Dmin = 415.3 km; Rmss = 0.77 seconds; Gp = 95° Version =
Event ID	us 6000tz0x

(1) Nominal Standard Time; local and daylight savings time zone may differ.
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