2026-01-03 01:26:39 (M5.0) New Guinea, Papua New Guinea -6.4 143.6 (70fa9)

M5.0 Earthquake - New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.0
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 3 Jan 2026 01:26:40 Time near the Epicenter (1): 3 Jan 2026 12:26:40 Time in your area (1): 3 Jan 2026 06:56:40
Location	6.441S 143.598E
Depth	10 km
Distances	33.1 km (20.5 mi) SSW of Mendi, Papua New Guinea 95.3 km (59.1 mi) SW of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea 201.9 km (125.1 mi) W of Goroka, Papua New Guinea 257.7 km (159.8 mi) E of Kiunga, Papua New Guinea 277.5 km (172.0 mi) WSW of Madang, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 8.8 km; Vertical 1.9 km
Parameters	Nph = 34; Dmin = 450.5 km; Rmss = 0.50 seconds; Gp = 51° Version =
Event ID	us 7000rm78

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