M5.2 Earthquake near 134 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2026-05-06 09:43:14 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.2

Depth: 103.6 km
Source: USGS

134 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

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About this earthquake

On May 6, 2026 at 09:43 UTC, a magnitude M5.2 earthquake occurred near 134 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea. At around 104 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.2

Depth

103.6 km

UTC time

2026-05-06 09:43:14 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usgs

Coordinates

-5.72840, 154.41990

Temperature

28.3°C

Depth profile

Intermediate

103.6 km

Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation

Arawa138.5 kmSE40'266

Port Moresby903.0 kmSW283'733

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Volcanoes nearby

Balbi

Distance: 68 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'715 m ·Papua New Guinea
Bagana

Distance: 97 km ·Lava cone ·Elevation: 1'855 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Papua New Guinea
Billy Mitchell

Distance: 98 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'544 m ·Last eruption: 1580 ·Papua New Guinea
Takuan Group

Distance: 153 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'210 m ·Papua New Guinea
Loloru

Distance: 159 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 1'887 m ·Last eruption: -1050 ·Papua New Guinea
Rabaul

Distance: 297 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 688 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

Buka AirportPapua New Guinea · BUA · AYBK
44.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-06

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours1

First 24 hours1

First 72 hours1

Strongest subsequent eventM5.1

M5.12026-05-06 09:43:17 UTC7.2 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near Port Moresby (Monde) M5.02026-05-25 15:00:25 UTC132.1 kmNew Ireland

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#19

Earlier events M≥481

Earlier events M≥536

Compared since2025-01-03

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M6.12025-09-16 16:59:52 UTC75.1 kmPapua New Guinea [Sea] M6.02025-09-16 16:59:51 UTC79.3 kmNEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G. M6.02025-09-16 16:59:46 UTC81.2 kmNew Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea M6.02025-09-16 16:59:46 UTC97.6 kmEvent of magnitude 6.0, near of Port Moresby (Monde) M5.72025-09-16 16:59:44 UTC72.1 kmNew Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea

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