VolcanoYT

Disaster Monitoring

Earthquake NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:50:50 GMT

Time3 weeks ago
Location
-3.8879, 151.9912
Depth
266.7 KM

Event Summary

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck on NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G., at Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:50:50 GMT. Depth: 266.7km. Reviewed by NEIC seismologists, this light quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude
4.5
mb
Map of NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.
Source
NEIC
Intensity
I

Agency Reports

2 Sources
SourceMagnitudeDepthTime
NEICPrimary4.5267 km
3 weeks ago
USGS4.4267 km
3 weeks ago0s

Earthquake Details

Automatic
Event IDemsc_neic_20260827_0000341
QualityS
Tsunami PotentialNo
Magnitude Typemb
Last Update1 week ago
Used Stations29

Nearest Places

Possibly felt by: 2.4K

Felt Reports0

Did you feel this earthquake? Report it to help others.

No reports yet

Be the first to report this earthquake!