M6.2 earthquake in Papua New Guinea on October 11, 2026

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck on October 11, 2026 at 14:07 UTC. According to USGS the epicenter was 86 km southeast of Panguna, at a depth of 31 km. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.2magnitude
31 kmdepth
14:07time UTC
greenUSGS alert
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Key facts

The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact.

Nearest cities

  • Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)984 km
  • Merauke (Indonesia)1,698 km
  • Jayapura (Indonesia)1,739 km
  • Timika (Indonesia)2,127 km
  • Sunshine Coast (Australia)2,199 km

Did you feel an earthquake?

Report it to seismologists. These reports help work out quickly where the shaking was strongest. It takes a minute.

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Aftershocks

So far USGS has recorded no aftershocks of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km.

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 110 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M8.1 (April 1, 2007).

  • M8.1 · April 1, 2007212 km
  • M7.9 · January 22, 2017110 km
  • M7.7 · August 16, 1995222 km
  • M7.5 · April 19, 201487 km
  • M7.2 · July 29, 1977112 km

See also

Live earthquake mapAll earthquakes todayWeather in Port MoresbyEvent details at USGS

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (public domain). Seismologists may still revise the data. Data from Oct 22, 21:05 UTC.