LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
97 km NNE of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 97 km NNE of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea on 14 Sept 2026, 06:19 UTC. The hypocentre was 99.2 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 2 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 99.2 km
- Latitude
- 5.06°S
- Time
- 06:19 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.5
intermediate
144.61°E longitude
14 Sept 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.5
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 180 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 85 tonnes of TNT.
99.2 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
2 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.4.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
01 Nov 2026, 08:20 UTC · 118.8 km deep
01 Nov 2026, 07:37 UTC · 10 km deep
01 Nov 2026, 07:00 UTC · 10 km deep
01 Nov 2026, 06:26 UTC · 10 km deep