Earthquake New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

Name: Earthquake New Guinea, Papua New Guinea (4.9 M)
Start: 1970-01-21T13:00:03.725Z
Location: New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:02:05 GMT

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Time2 weeks ago

Location

-5.9911, 142.6875

Depth

0.0 KM

Event Summary

A 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck on New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, at Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:02:05 GMT. Depth: 0km. Reviewed by VYT seismologists, this light quake occurred at a magnitude type of M.

Magnitude

4.9

Source

VYT

Intensity

Agency Reports

1 Sources

Source	Magnitude	Depth	Time
VYTPrimary	4.9	0 km	2 weeks ago

Earthquake Details

Automatic

Event IDvyt_3hb8luqo4k9j0

QualityD

Tsunami PotentialNo

Magnitude TypeM

Last Update2 weeks ago

Used Stations9

Total Stations9

Nearest Places

Possibly felt by: 19.2K

IVTari
33.0 km
8.2K people
IIIPorgera
77.7 km
1.6K people
IIMendi
108.5 km
26.3K people
IIWabag
127.2 km
4K people
IIIalibu
148.0 km
6.9K people
IIKiunga
155.2 km
11.5K people
IMount Hagen
171.3 km
33.6K people
IRauna
179.3 km
IAmbunti
197.8 km
2.1K people
IKurumul
215.5 km
IMindiptana
221.1 km
IMinj
221.8 km
IKundiawa
252.3 km
9.4K people

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