SummaryMapsTestimonies Medias Scientific data
Magnitude5.1
RegionNEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.
Date time2026-08-20 18:25:20.9 UTC
Location-5.186 ; 153.592
Depth63 km
Distance846 km WNW of Honiara, Solomon Islands / pop: 56,200 / local time: 05:25:20.9 2026-08-21
174 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea / pop: 26,200 / local time: 04:25:20.9 2026-08-21
Source parameters reviewed by a seismologist
All data providers for this event:
Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia -- Canberra, Australia (AUST)
National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey -- Golden, United States (NEIC)
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)