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On 6 June 2024, at 05:58:01 PGT (17:58 UTC on 5 June), a massive magnitude 8.5–8.8 earthquake struck the province [[New Britain]], Papua, {{cvt|49|km|mi}} southeast of the coast of [[Melkoi Rural LLG|Melkoi]]. The megathrust-faulting earthquake occurred with a hypocenter depth of {{cvt|34.5|km|mi}} beneath the New Britain megathrust.<ref>Ref</ref>
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On Shortland Island, one of Papua's most popular tourist destinations, 13 people were killed and 403 others were injured.<ref>Ref</ref> Two children and a pregnant woman were among the dead.<ref>Ref</ref> Over 1,600 houses were severely damaged, including 161 that collapsed completely, while 14,708 others and 303 public buildings, including three historic churches and a school were damaged on the island; only 9% of the island's structures were undamaged.<ref>Ref</ref><ref>Ref</ref> The roof of a nursing home and the wall of a sports hall both collapsed.<ref>Ref</ref><ref>Ref</ref> Damage was exacerbated by an earthquake in January 2017; the {{M|s}}8.4 earthquake caused damage to 40% of Shortland Island's houses, however damage repairs were completed by April of that year, while some severely damaged structures were left in ruins and collapsed in the 2024 earthquake.<ref>Ref</ref>
Twelve people were killed, including three from a mine collapse, 193 others were injured, 16 houses collapsed, 808 were badly damaged and 3,561 others were slightly damaged on [[Fauro Island]].<ref>Ref</ref><ref>Ref</ref> One school collapsed and 266 others were damaged on the island.<ref>Ref</ref> Out of the 21,000 residents of Fauro, 16,500 were affected.<ref>Ref</ref>
===Moresby===
At least 247 people were killed and 3,152 others were injured in [[Port Moresby]].<ref>Ref</ref> At least 413 buildings, 14 temples, nine government buildings a bridge and a hospital collapsed, and 305 more structures, including 31 religious buildings and 11 schools, were damaged in the city.<ref>Ref</ref><ref>Ref</ref> Widespread landslides also occurred in the city's mountainous suburbs.<ref>Ref</ref> At least 151 people died and 1,715 others were injured in the city center, where 224 buildings collapsed.<ref>Ref</ref><ref>Ref</ref> Another 60 people died and 1,004 others were hurt in Kairiku, 30 died and 433 others were injured in Mekeo, and three deahts were reported each in Hiri and Koiari.<ref>Ref</ref>
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In [[Daru]], six people were injured; three of them seriously.<ref>Ref</ref> Thirty houses collapsed and 2,079 others, 41 schools and 18 health centers were damaged in the city; most of the damage consisted of cracks in walls and fallen roof tiles.<ref>Ref</ref><ref>Ref</ref><ref>Ref</ref> Fifteen neighborhoods and 94 villages in the city reported building damage.<ref>Ref</ref>
===Guadalcanal===
In [[Honiara]],
===Sandaun===
In [[Aitape]], two people died.<ref>Ref</ref> In [[Vanimo]], some buildings cracked.<ref>Ref</ref> A three-story building was slightly damaged in Kiunga.<ref>Ref</ref> Minor damage and a wall collapse were reported in [[Oksapmin Rural LLG|Oksapmin]],<ref>Ref</ref><ref>Ref</ref> where one road was blocked by a rockfall.<ref>Ref</ref>
===Isabel===
In [[Buala]], a house caught fire and later collapsed.<ref>Ref</ref>
===Malaita===
One house collapsed and some others were damaged in [[Auki]].<ref>Ref</ref><ref>Ref</ref> The roof of Auki University cracked due to the earthquake.<ref>Ref</ref>
===Aftershocks===
A {{M|w}}6.8 ({{M|s}}7.1) aftershock struck [[Gasmata]] Municipality on 1 July, killing 13 people, injuring 244 others and causing the collapse of 166 mostly damaged buildings.<ref>Ref</ref> In [[Gasmata]], three people were killed and 11 others were hurt.<ref>Ref</ref> Four people were killed and eight others were injured in [[Mosa Rural LLG|Mosa]].<ref>Ref</ref> One person died and 182 others were injured in [[Kimbe]].<ref>Ref</ref> In [[Hoskins]], 25 people sustained injuries.<ref>Ref</ref> Four people were killed and 12 others were injured in [[Kandrian]], where several previously-weakened buildings collapsed.<ref>Ref</ref> In [[Talasea]], one person died and six more were injured.<ref>Ref</ref>
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