SummaryMapsTestimonies Medias Scientific data
Magnitude5.1
RegionEASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G.
Date time2026-08-16 10:59:09.6 UTC
Location-5.552 ; 146.761
Depth130 km
Distance439 km NNW of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea / pop: 283,000 / local time: 20:59:09.6 2026-08-16
114 km E of Madang, Papua New Guinea / pop: 27,400 / local time: 20:59:09.6 2026-08-16
Source parameters reviewed by a seismologist
All data providers for this event:
Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia -- Canberra, Australia (AUST)
French Polynesian Tsunami Warning Center - CEA -- Papeete, Polynesie Francaise - Tahiti (CPPT)
GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) -- Potsdam, Germany (GFZ)
Geonet, GNS science -- Lower Hutt, New Zealand (GNS)
Instituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia -- Rome, Italy (INGV) -- DOI: https://terremoti.ingv.it/en/iside
National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey -- Golden, United States (NEIC)
EMSC -- Arpajon, France (SC4)
Further information can be found at:
GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) -- Potsdam, Germany (GFZ)
National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey -- Golden, United States (NEIC)
Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi dan Geofisika -- Jakarta, Indonesia (BMKG)