Earthquake Near North Coast of Papua New Guinea

Name: Earthquake Near North Coast of Papua New Guinea (4.8 M)
Start: 1970-01-21T16:41:53.925Z
Location: Near North Coast of Papua New Guinea

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:18:45 GMT

Time1 month ago

Location

-3.5956, 142.1638

Depth

10.0 KM

Event Summary

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck on Near North Coast of Papua New Guinea, at Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:18:45 GMT. Depth: 10km. Reviewed by BMKG seismologists, this light quake occurred at a magnitude type of M.

Magnitude

4.8

Map of Near North Coast of Papua New Guinea

Source

BMKG

Intensity

III

Agency Reports

2 Sources

Source	Magnitude	Depth	Time
BMKGPrimary	4.8	10 km	1 month ago
NEIC	4.5	46 km	1 month ago+4s

Earthquake Details

Manual

Event IDbmg2026qzsm

QualityS

Tsunami PotentialNo

Magnitude TypeM

Last Update1 month ago

Nearest Places

Possibly felt by: 47K

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Earthquake Near North Coast of Papua New Guinea

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