Oct 11, 2:07 PM · … · Reviewed
80 km S of Panguna
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Distance
—
Shaking
Moderate
USGS · MMI 5.2
Depth
53 km
shallow
Aftershocks in this sequence
0
100 km · 14 d
Several agencies, one quake
M6.1–6.2
- geofonM6.1
- emscM6.2
- usgsM6.2
Lat / Lon
-7.006, 155.702
UTC 14:07:24
What should I do now?
What happened
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake, 80 km S of Panguna (Bougainville, Papua New Guinea), 53 km deep. It happened 58 minutes ago (Oct 11, 2:07 PM).
Turn on your location to see how it may have felt where you are.
What to do
- 1If it shakes again: drop, cover and hold on.
- 2If you smell gas, shut the valve and leave without switching on lights.
- 3Stay away from damaged walls, glass and fallen cables.
- 4On the coast, if it was long or strong, go to high ground now.
- 5Use text messages so emergency lines stay free.
Aftershocks: they may occur over the next 14 days within about 100 km. Nobody can predict them.
Emergency numbers in Papua New Guinea
Call emergency services only for a life-threatening emergency or trapped people. To tell your family, send a message.
The main quake and its aftershocks
We count as an aftershock anything within 14 days and 100 km. We do not forecast aftershocks. If USGS publishes one, we link it.
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Aftershocks in this sequence
0No aftershocks recorded yet. If any appear, they show up here right away.
Other quakes in the area
0No earthquakes recorded in this area in the last 7 days.