M6.0 earthquake in Papua New Guinea on October 13, 2026

On October 13, 2026 at 18:45 UTC the ground shook with a magnitude 6.0 earthquake. The epicenter was 126 km south of Kokopo, with the focus 21 km deep. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.0magnitude

21 kmdepth

18:45time UTC

greenUSGS alert

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Key facts

1 people reported feeling it to USGS. The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact.

Nearest cities

Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)707 km
Jayapura (Indonesia)1,308 km
Merauke (Indonesia)1,337 km
Timika (Indonesia)1,715 km
Manokwari (Indonesia)2,071 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 11 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M5.1.

M5.1 · Oct 18, 22:31 UTC53 km
M5.0 · Oct 22, 20:05 UTC31 km
M4.9 · Oct 19, 22:42 UTC75 km
M4.9 · Oct 14, 06:27 UTC15 km
M4.8 · Oct 22, 05:23 UTC41 km
M4.7 · Oct 18, 22:06 UTC35 km
M4.7 · Oct 14, 02:59 UTC29 km
M4.6 · Oct 14, 02:12 UTC146 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 200 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M8.0 (November 16, 2000).

M8.0 · November 16, 2000167 km
M7.9 · December 17, 2016188 km
M7.8 · November 17, 200039 km
M7.8 · November 16, 2000110 km
M7.7 · August 16, 1995229 km