2014 Bougainville earthquake

The shock struck late on Saturday 19 April off Bougainville Island, southwest of the town of Panguna. Reported distances from Panguna differ, given as 68 km and 75 km. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning for Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, then said it was not known whether a tsunami had been generated.

Origin time (UTC)

2014-04-19T13:28

Magnitude

7.5

Magnitude type

mww

Depth (km)

43.37

USGS event page

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usb000pr89

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: papua new guinea, bougainville, panguna, tsunami warning

Coordinates: -6.7547, 155.0241

Part of Earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 and above in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands since 1990

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