Disasters · Earthquake

M5.0 · Papua New Guinea

First tracked 28 August 2026 · Last updated 28 August 2026

M5.0

Magnitude

10 km

Depth

37,901

Population exposed

40 thousand in MMI III

Exposure detail

An M5.0 earthquake struck 191 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea at a depth of 10 km, with an estimated population exposure of 37,901.

Sources

Coverage

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

Coverage not checked yet.

Source: USGS & GDACS · figures reported · Reviewed