Earthquake NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Name: Earthquake NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA (4.5 mb)
Start: 1970-01-21T16:38:39.696Z
Location: NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:21:36 GMT

Time3 weeks ago

Location

-3.6651, 141.2038

Depth

10.0 KM

Event Summary

A 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck on NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, at Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:21:36 GMT. Depth: 10km. Reviewed by NEIC seismologists, this light quake occurred at a magnitude type of mb.

Magnitude

4.5

Source

NEIC

Intensity

III

Agency Reports

3 Sources

Source	Magnitude	Depth	Time
NEICPrimary	4.5	10 km	3 weeks ago
USGS	4.5	10 km	3 weeks ago0s
EMSC	4.5	10 km	3 weeks ago+1s

Earthquake Details

Automatic

Event IDemsc_neic_20260828_0000159

QualityS

Tsunami PotentialNo

Magnitude Typemb

Last Update3 weeks ago

Used Stations26

Nearest Places

Possibly felt by: 52.6K

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