Bougainville Island

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  Bougainville To Become World's Newest Nation: 10 Things To Know

  Buka town on Buka island is the capital of the Bougainville region.

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  Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Hits Off Papua New Guinea: US Geological Survey

  A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea's Bougainville Island early Tuesday, US seismologists said, with no immediate tsunami warning issued.

• Shallow 6.1-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Papua New Guinea

  A shallow 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea's Bougainville Island on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued.

• Fresh tremor rattles Papua New Guinea after 7.5 earthquake

  A fresh 6.1-magnitude tremor rattled Papua New Guinea's Bougainville island on Sunday as officials scrambled for news of damage and casualties following a powerful earthquake overnight that sparked a tsunami alert.

• Magnitude 7.5 quake strikes off Papua New Guinea

  A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck off Papua New Guinea late on Saturday night, the US Geological Survey said, with a tsunami warning issued.

• 6.6 earthquake hits off Papua New Guinea: USGS

  A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea's Bougainville Island on Saturday but there was no risk of a widespread tsunami, seismologists said.

• Powerful 7.3 earthquake hits off Papua New Guinea

  A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea on Friday, US officials said, but no Pacific-wide tsunami warning was sounded.

• 5.6-magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea: US Geological Survey

  A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said.