MODERATE EARTHQUAKE
139 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 139 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea on 24 Sept 2026, 12:29 UTC. The hypocentre was 95.6 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far. 9 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 95.6 km
- Latitude
- 5.34°S
- Time
- 12:29 UTC
- Magnitude
- M5.2
intermediate
151.49°E longitude
24 Sept 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 5.2
Can damage poorly constructed buildings; well-built structures usually escape with little harm.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 63 times the energy of a magnitude 4.0, roughly the energy of 951 tonnes of TNT.
95.6 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
9 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