2026-08-11 17:06:18 (M5.0) near the south coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea -7.6 144.9 (70fa9)

M5.0 Earthquake - near the south coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.0
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 11 Aug 2026 17:06:19 Time near the Epicenter (1): 12 Aug 2026 03:06:19 Time in your area (1): 11 Aug 2026 22:36:19
Location	7.634S 144.858E
Depth	10 km
Distances	107.1 km (66.4 mi) WNW of Kerema, Papua New Guinea 181.0 km (112.2 mi) SSW of Goroka, Papua New Guinea 202.4 km (125.5 mi) WSW of Bulolo, Papua New Guinea 207.7 km (128.8 mi) W of Wau, Papua New Guinea 208.4 km (129.2 mi) SSE of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 7.8 km; Vertical 1.9 km
Parameters	Nph = 53; Dmin = 319.9 km; Rmss = 0.89 seconds; Gp = 98° Version =
Event ID	us 6000tk0a

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