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Sunday, Oct 11, 2026 14:16 | 10 mins ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, was reported only 8 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies monitoring seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a moderately shallow depth of 60. km beneath the epicenter early Monday morning, October 12th, 2026, at 1:07 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which also listed the quake at magnitude 6.1.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
Moderate shaking probably occurred in Buin (pop. 750), located 33 km from the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Taro (pop. 1,100), located 83 km from the epicenter; Panguna (pop. 2,900), 85 km away; Arawa (pop. 40,300), 92 km away; and Kieta (pop. 3,600), 93 km away.
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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Sep 29, 04:27 pm (Auckland)

4.1

10 km24 km (15 mi) to the NW South Pacific Ocean, 55 km north of Great Barrier Island, Auckland, New Zealand InfoAug 16, 03:24 pm (GMT +12)

4.0

410 km77 km (48 mi) to the SE South Pacific Ocean, 69 km east of Great Barrier Island, Auckland, New Zealand InfoJul 14, 02:48 am (GMT +12)

4.5

10 km55 km (34 mi) to the NW New Zealand InfoMar 20, 02:34 pm (GMT +12)

4.4

171 km55 km (34 mi) to the SE New Zealand InfoMay 19, 2023 03:00 pm (Auckland)

4.9

21 km95 km (59 mi) to the S New Zealand 2 reportsInfoJan 9, 2023 01:37 am (Auckland)

4.3

196 km99 km (62 mi) to the S Waikato, 85 km east of Manukau City, Auckland, New Zealand InfoNov 9, 2022 10:53 pm (Auckland)

4.4

82 km56 km (35 mi) to the S South Pacific Ocean, 26 km southeast of Great Barrier Island, New Zealand InfoJul 5, 2021 01:29 pm (Auckland)

4.0

12 km33 km (20 mi) to the W New Zealand 2 reportsInfoAug 1, 2019 03:06 am (Auckland)

4.7

115 km99 km (62 mi) to the S South Pacific Ocean, 12 km east of Waiheke Island, New Zealand InfoJun 19, 2019 01:33 am (GMT +12)

4.0

681 km87 km (54 mi) to the NW New Zealand InfoJan 3, 2019 01:38 am (Auckland)

4.2

12 km41 km (26 mi) to the W New Zealand 1 reportInfoJan 1, 2019 04:55 pm (Auckland)

4.1

5 km39 km (24 mi) to the W South Pacific Ocean, 33 km northeast of Taranga Island, New Zealand 5 reportsInfoOct 16, 2018 01:07 pm (Auckland)

4.0

61 km38 km (23 mi) to the S 98 km northeast

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