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Magnitude 5.0 earthquake reported in the Bougainville region of Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake was reported in the Bougainville region of Papua New Guinea. The event was recorded by seismic monitoring services. Whether any casualties or structural damage occurred has not been reported.
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WhereBougainville
-6.238, 155.564 ±120 km
First reported23 days ago
Published2026-10-02 11:47 UTC
Sources1
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Reports1Independent tellings1
1 independently corroborated telling.
Corrections and updates
No published correction or update is recorded. This does not reconstruct changes made before correction records were kept.
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Global Event Monitor. Magnitude 5.0 earthquake reported in the Bougainville region of Papua New Guinea. 2026-10-02T11:47:52.147Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:4394. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-02/m-5-bougainville-region-p-n-g-d9896bc3
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