MODERATE EARTHQUAKE
162 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 162 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea on 05 Sept 2026, 14:12 UTC. The hypocentre was 109 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far. 12 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 109 km
- Latitude
- 4.57°S
- Time
- 14:12 UTC
- Magnitude
- M5.5
intermediate
153.71°E longitude
05 Sept 2026
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EPICENTRE
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.
109 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.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
12 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.1.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
18 Sept 2026, 02:12 UTC · 36.3 km deep
18 Sept 2026, 01:29 UTC · 106 km deep
18 Sept 2026, 01:07 UTC · 53.9 km deep
17 Sept 2026, 22:11 UTC · 82.7 km deep