Earthquake NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.

Name: Earthquake NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G. (5.6 mb)
Start: 1970-01-21T17:20:31.693Z
Location: NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.

Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:08:13 GMT

Time1 week ago

Location

-4.6640, 153.0220

Depth

10.0 KM

Event Summary

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck on NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G., at Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:08:13 GMT. Depth: 10km. Reviewed by GFZ seismologists, this moderate quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude

5.6

Source

GFZ

Intensity

Agency Reports

4 Sources

Source	Magnitude	Depth	Time
GFZPrimary	5.6	10 km	1 week ago
NEIC	5.6	58 km	1 week ago+4s
USGS	5.6	58 km	1 week ago+4s
EMSC	5.6	58 km	1 week ago+6s

Earthquake Details

Automatic

Event IDemsc_gfz_20260926_0000148

QualityS

Tsunami PotentialNo

Magnitude Typemb

Last Update1 week ago

Used Stations150

Nearest Places

Possibly felt by: 24.8K

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Earthquake NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.

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