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4.5 magnitude earthquake 83 km from Panguna, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
1996-10-17 02:19:54 UTC
      UTC time:
      Thursday, October 17, 1996 02:19 AM
    
    
      Your time:
      1996-10-17T02:19:54Z
    
        
          Magnitude Type:
          mb
        
        
        
          USGS status:
              Reviewed by a seismologist
        
        
          Reports from the public:
          0 people
        
    
    
  
    
      1996-10-17 02:19:54 UTC
    
  
  4.5 magnitude, 33 km depth
  
Panguna, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
    
  
Panguna, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
4.5 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1996-10-17 02:19:54 UTC
      
      at 02:19 
October 17, 1996 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at -6.962, 155.098
        
        83.2 km from
  Panguna
    (51.2 miles)
    
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Depth: 33 km