M 5 in Papua New Guinea on 28 Dec 2020 23:34 UTC

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PNG: Magnitude-5.3 offshore earthquake occurred off Bougainville Island at around 1723 BST Dec. 29

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 08:34:00 +0100garda-com (en)

Magnitude-5.3 offshore earthquake strikes off Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, at 1723 BST Dec. 29. No immediate reports of damage.

Significant magnitude 5.1 earthquake 106 km southwest of Arawa, Papua New Guinea

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 08:17:00 +0100volcanodiscovery (en)

5.1 quake 29 Dec 5:23 pm (GMT +11) A magnitude 5.1 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, was reported 40 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide.

Light 4.9 quake hits near Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 07:46:00 +0100volcanodiscovery (en)

4.9 quake 29 Dec 5:13 pm (GMT +11) A magnitude 4.9 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, was reported only 25 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at an intermediate depth of 94.

Light magnitude 4.8 quake hits 110 km southwest of Arawa, Papua New Guinea in the morning

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 01:10:00 +0100volcanodiscovery (en)

4.8 quake 29 Dec 10:34 am (GMT +11) Just 20 minutes ago, a 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Tuesday 29 December 2020 at 10:34 am local time, at an intermediate depth of 70 km below the surface.

Mag. 4.8 earthquake - Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, on Monday, 28 December 2020 at 23:34 (GMT)

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 01:10:00 +0100volcanodiscovery (en)

Just 20 minutes ago, a 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Tuesday 29 December 2020 at 10:34 am local time, at an intermediate depth of 70 km below the surface. The event was filed by the German Research Centre for....

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