Disasters · Earthquake

M5.0 · Papua New Guinea

First tracked 27 July 2026 · Last updated 9 July 2026

M5.0

Magnitude

26 km

Depth

9,838

Population exposed

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An M5 earthquake struck 110 km southeast of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea at a depth of 26 km. The USGS/GDACS alert level is orange; estimated population exposure is 9,838. No tsunami was generated.

Sources

USGS ↗GDACS ↗

Source: USGS & GDACS · figures reported