Earthquake Information

January 22, 2017 (04:30:23 UTC)

Magnitude 7.9 Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 7.9 earthquake occurred 40 kilometers (24 miles) west of the town of Panguna, at an intermediate depth (136 km, 84.5 miles) beneath the island of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.

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