2026-08-05 19:46:26 (M5.2) New Guinea, Papua New Guinea -6.5 143.8 (70fa9)

M5.2 Earthquake - New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.2
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 5 Aug 2026 19:46:27 Time near the Epicenter (1): 6 Aug 2026 05:46:27 Time in your area (1): 6 Aug 2026 01:16:27
Location	6.522S 143.844E
Depth	10 km
Distances	31.3 km (19.4 mi) SSW of Ialibu, Papua New Guinea 46.4 km (28.8 mi) SSE of Mendi, Papua New Guinea 85.1 km (52.7 mi) SSW of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea 177.4 km (110.0 mi) WSW of Goroka, Papua New Guinea 258.8 km (160.4 mi) WSW of Madang, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 8.0 km; Vertical 4.4 km
Parameters	Nph = 60; Dmin = 484.5 km; Rmss = 0.84 seconds; Gp = 38° Version =
Event ID	us 6000tie5

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