# Wine Bottle Scare, Earthquake

- Place: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (-9.4438, 147.1803)
- Published: 2026-11-03T05:43:26.759Z · expires 2026-11-10T05:43:26.759Z
- Floors (The Arena): none
- Page: https://emergencemachine.com/brief/625
- AI-written summary of the sources below; check them.

A scare over an artillery shell in Port Moresby was resolved when the Chinese Embassy confirmed it was actually a wine bottle shaped like a shell, per Global Times.

A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck near Port Moresby, prompting local authorities to assess potential damage, Fana News reports.

Smoke from Indonesian bushfires has drifted over Papua New Guinea, affecting air quality in the region, ABC Australia notes.

Australia and Papua New Guinea are continuing military cooperation with over 250 soldiers participating in Exercise Wantok Warrior 2026, EMtv reports.

## Sources

- [PNG artillery shell scare turns out to be a shell-shaped wine bottle, Chinese Embassy says](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiYkFVX3lxTE5JUk9YX3ozMjlMUzBxWTJLUXk4ZUhaekZESGhiejAycGpQMTJ5WHNFbldyQlZoTGR5WjRZRmJ4b1RhaThSTmVfNW8tV1VqT19ObXVCenYzWngwU2tMbml4WllB?oc=5) · globaltimes.cn · 2026-11-03
- [Smoke from Indonesian bushfires hang over Papua New Guinea](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiekFVX3lxTE1LQm52c21wb1RrRWVBbExwWXROUHlfV1ZMU2Y2VkJ3SUJLVWR4WHpSN0xjLVA0TGVHWm1BTjRQZDZVNFBrWGc0R2JwRWxZSXVlUlVkTmlaOVJyYkNCWXVRdk9jblphcG9LeWJxeWZ0NFBRZmxXMm8wX1dB?oc=5) · abc.net.au · 2026-11-02
- [Rimbunan Hijau plans major expansion of Vision City in Papua New Guinea](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMickFVX3lxTFBaMkZlbjBMVmpYbVp1cVkxMVVEOGNtZDZVTmVyLUoxU3pCQkVsM29tWDhINmY1VkpDcFpiNmZBQmpSLXBQNzRSc3Q2RTBtMXoyNWotSm5pMmxVTVd6VnF4NWI5SXJ0dVY2UHFZdkV4SXZMUQ?oc=5) · mysinchew.sinchew.com.my · 2026-11-02
- [Press conference, Australia-Papua New Guinea Ministerial Forum](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMixgFBVV95cUxNVVlZQnRXUjExOEtsTEZxRlZRNGtuNnRPaHVYTjVwM0t3RjFwMjFCRDNERmszcnM2WGFQSjQwY2RvSEZ4OGhWVDByUVFOTW1Ma0ZoczNoRTlzb0NPRlFFZm43b1FaT0lyZ1QtQXN6dV9NMm1wX1cydjZVRE1JbksxVllUY2h2V0lvaWZSbG5IRDdseW9vZWRNMHEtVTRqZjkwMHVBSUNlV1BGMTk2M1l2Ui03RTFDclFoZm4taUV3elNReFFKMUE?oc=5) · foreignminister.gov.au · 2026-11-02
- [4.9-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Papua New Guinea](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikAFBVV95cUxNWFkzcGtNRmZ1M2pCMGM2TThsWmlrU1p4Vk1oTGE5VFE4SE4wVlYwbnpockEtSEJlMF9qRF9Dd2Y3NnFNYnlidDFodlFyRm16NjZCcDk3MFFZdFQzeDJYTkJfZHp1dl95R3RIazZLSXprdnQtOTlKTXRjVjI0WFFoQmY4amRCZks0VGVLYXhiQ0s?oc=5) · fananews.com · 2026-11-02
- [AUSTRALIA’S NEW HIGH COMMISSIONER TO PNG](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMibEFVX3lxTFBFRHpDLUU3dzNpYmNYSFhqR21aa3cxdFhOU05POEZRaEpmbXFpUlh1VVd5TGF2ZGJSU2Rha0k5OWpOTkQzNS1TSjJ2R3dIS2JxVVRHeEMzZm4ySktIMFBaZ1FZLUpqSWhKWG1MMA?oc=5) · emtv.com.pg · 2026-11-02
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- [OVER 250 PNG AND AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS JOIN EXERCISE WANTOK WARRIOR 2026](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilgFBVV95cUxPZWxpaElWM2JnRXpOVWc0b3JKUTN4UVdrUm94aXdfcHU1b2lDWFBCX2ZQZjVkNkpQeGpqcC0yX2FLYXBremJwOWpwU0l2VWUwYVVtUmp3MjM1cGNzTlRPeUx6aFNpQUk5LUt0azNOR2dmT0VpNG01RENkX3NrWFE5ZW1QV2hqUjQ1d2ZrTjdQMzFHUll2Y3c?oc=5) · emtv.com.pg · 2026-10-31