69 km NE of KOBAGMA-PAPUAPGNGN

60 days ago

BMKG2 SOURCES

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 69 km NE of KOBAGMA-PAPUAPGNGN on 02 Sept 2026, 00:04 UTC. The hypocentre was 100 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far. 1 other earthquake above our reporting threshold has been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth: 100 km
Latitude: 3.15°S
Time: 00:04 UTC
Magnitude: M5.5

EPICENTRE

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MAGNITUDE 5.5

Can damage poorly constructed buildings; well-built structures usually escape with little harm.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 180 times the energy of a magnitude 4.0, roughly the energy of 3 thousand tonnes of TNT.

100 KM DEEP

At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.