Disasters · Earthquake

M4.5 · Papua New Guinea

First tracked 9 August 2026 · Last updated 9 August 2026

In Papua New Guinea

M4.5

Magnitude

104 km

Depth

121,000

Population exposed

120 thousand in MMI III

Exposure detail

An M4.5 earthquake struck 123 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea, at a depth of 104 km. The GDACS alert level was orange, with an estimated population exposure of 121,000.

Sources

USGS ↗GDACS ↗

Coverage

via The GDELT Project

News coverage via The GDELT Project · not a source for this event’s data

Coverage not checked yet.

Source: USGS & GDACS · figures reported · Reviewed