Disasters · Earthquake

M4.6 · Papua New Guinea

First tracked 16 September 2026 · Last updated 16 September 2026

In Papua New Guinea

M4.6

Magnitude

60 km

Depth

30,576

Population exposed

30 thousand in MMI IV

Exposure detail

An M4.6 earthquake struck 43 km southeast of Madang, Papua New Guinea at a depth of 60 km. The event had an estimated population exposure of 30,576. No tsunami was generated.

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