MODERATE EARTHQUAKE
32 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 32 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea on 24 Sept 2026, 18:00 UTC. The hypocentre was 94 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far. 10 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 94 km
- Latitude
- 4.64°S
- Time
- 18:00 UTC
- Magnitude
- M5.1
intermediate
152.28°E longitude
24 Sept 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 5.1
Can damage poorly constructed buildings; well-built structures usually escape with little harm.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 45 times the energy of a magnitude 4.0, roughly the energy of 674 tonnes of TNT.
94 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
10 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 6.0.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
09 Nov 2026, 22:03 UTC · 10 km deep
09 Nov 2026, 19:27 UTC · 10 km deep
09 Nov 2026, 19:09 UTC · 519.9 km deep
09 Nov 2026, 18:51 UTC · 10 km deep