2026-05-08 12:22:31 (M5.6) Admiralty Islands region, Papua New Guinea -2.9 147.7 (70fa9)

M5.6 Earthquake - Admiralty Islands region, Papua New Guinea

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.6
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 8 May 2026 12:22:32 Time near the Epicenter (1): 8 May 2026 22:22:32 Time in your area (1): 8 May 2026 17:52:32
Location	2.913S 147.732E
Depth	10 km
Distances	109.8 km (68.1 mi) SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea 334.4 km (207.3 mi) NE of Madang, Papua New Guinea 342.6 km (212.4 mi) W of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea 395.5 km (245.2 mi) NW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea 429.2 km (266.1 mi) N of Lae, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 6.2 km; Vertical 1.9 km
Parameters	Nph = 69; Dmin = 104.3 km; Rmss = 0.75 seconds; Gp = 54° Version =
Event ID	us 6000sw6y

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