M6.4 earthquake in Papua New Guinea on July 13, 2026

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck on July 13, 2026 at 08:53 UTC. According to USGS the epicenter was 196 km southeast of Lorengau, at a depth of 10 km. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.4magnitude
10 kmdepth
08:53time 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)715 km
  • Jayapura (Indonesia)878 km
  • Merauke (Indonesia)1,080 km
  • Timika (Indonesia)1,332 km
  • Manokwari (Indonesia)1,636 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 2 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M4.9.

  • M4.9 · Aug 6, 16:01 UTC8 km
  • M4.5 · Jul 13, 12:51 UTC16 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 67 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.4 (April 5, 1999).

  • M7.4 · April 5, 1999286 km
  • M7.2 · December 22, 1997267 km
  • M6.8 · April 17, 2012299 km
  • M6.7 · December 30, 1989293 km
  • M6.7 · November 14, 1988172 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 Sep 29, 22:05 UTC.