2026-08-13 12:44:59 (M5.0) New Guinea, Papua New Guinea -4.4 143.9 (70fa9)

M5.0 Earthquake - New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.0
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 13 Aug 2026 12:44:59 Time near the Epicenter (1): 13 Aug 2026 22:44:59 Time in your area (1): 13 Aug 2026 18:14:59
Location	4.432S 143.888E
Depth	134 km
Distances	45.3 km (28.1 mi) SSW of Angoram, Papua New Guinea 101.6 km (63.0 mi) SSE of Wewak, Papua New Guinea 162.2 km (100.5 mi) NNW of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea 191.5 km (118.7 mi) N of Mendi, Papua New Guinea 228.0 km (141.3 mi) WNW of Madang, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 7.5 km; Vertical 7.4 km
Parameters	Nph = 58; Dmin = 412.1 km; Rmss = 0.58 seconds; Gp = 40° Version =
Event ID	us 6000tkgn

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