2026-01-08 03:21:26 (M5.0) New Guinea, Papua New Guinea -4.1 142.1 (70fa9)

M5.0 Earthquake - New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.0
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 8 Jan 2026 03:21:26 Time near the Epicenter (1): 8 Jan 2026 14:21:26 Time in your area (1): 8 Jan 2026 08:51:26
Location	4.121S 142.099E
Depth	131 km
Distances	80.6 km (49.9 mi) W of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea 181.6 km (112.6 mi) WSW of Wewak, Papua New Guinea 181.9 km (112.8 mi) SSE of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea 233.1 km (144.5 mi) SE of Jayapura, Indonesia 234.5 km (145.4 mi) SE of Abepura, Indonesia
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 8.4 km; Vertical 7.6 km
Parameters	Nph = 33; Dmin = 235.5 km; Rmss = 0.71 seconds; Gp = 73° Version =
Event ID	us 7000rnd0

(1) Nominal Standard Time; local and daylight savings time zone may differ.
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