According to USGS, a magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck near Kainantu, Papua New Guinea on September 20, 2026. It was recorded at 10:45 PM GMT+10 at a depth of 109 km.
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Magnitude
M5.4
mww · Moderate
Depth
109 km
Intermediate
Time (UTC)
12:45:52 PM
September 20, 2026
Local time
10:45 PM
September 20, 2026 · GMT+10
The epicenter was about 90 km from Madang.
No other earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km of the epicenter since this one.
Because this earthquake is more than 30 days old, only significant earthquakes from our archive are counted.
From 1990 until this earthquake, 809 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or greater were recorded within 100 km of the epicenter. The largest was an M7.6 earthquake on September 10, 2022.
Source: USGS earthquake catalogue (ComCat).
The earthquake occurred near Kainantu, Papua New Guinea at 5.889° S, 146.244° E, at a depth of 109 km. The nearest town was Madang, about 90 km away.
USGS reported a magnitude of mww 5.4 (moderate). How strongly it was felt, and any damage, also depend on depth, distance from the epicenter and local ground conditions.
No other earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km of the epicenter since this one.
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