Earthquake Near North Coast of Papua New Guinea

Name: Earthquake Near North Coast of Papua New Guinea (2.9 M)
Start: 1970-01-21T17:49:39.243Z
Location: Near North Coast of Papua New Guinea

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:34:03 GMT

Time1 week ago

Location

-2.6467, 141.1324

Depth

9.3 KM

Event Summary

A 2.9 magnitude earthquake struck on Near North Coast of Papua New Guinea, at Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:34:03 GMT. Depth: 9.28882km. Reviewed by BMKG seismologists, this minor quake occurred at a magnitude type of M.

Magnitude

2.9

Map of Near North Coast of Papua New Guinea

Source

BMKG

Intensity

Agency Reports

1 Sources

Source	Magnitude	Depth	Time
BMKGPrimary	2.9	9 km	1 week ago

Earthquake Details

Manual

Event IDbmg2026uhrp

QualityS

Tsunami PotentialNo

Magnitude TypeM

Last Update1 week ago

Nearest Places

Possibly felt by: 30.4K

IIVanimo
19.3 km
11.2K people
IJayapura
47.7 km
404K people
IArso
49.7 km

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Earthquake Near North Coast of Papua New Guinea

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