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Magnitude 5.4 earthquake reported in New Britain region
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake was reported in the New Britain region of Papua New Guinea. The event is currently carried by a single source. Reports have not confirmed whether there was any damage or casualties associated with the tremor.
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WhereNew Britain
41.661, -72.779 ±10 km
First reported15 days ago
Published2026-10-09 21:13 UTC
Sources1
How this travelled.
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 5.4 earthquake reported in New Britain region. 2026-10-09T21:13:34.272Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:5300. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-09/m-5-4-new-britain-region-p-n-g-08a2513b
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