Disasters · Earthquake

M4.7 · Papua New Guinea

First tracked 15 September 2026 · Last updated 15 September 2026

In Papua New Guinea

M4.7

Magnitude

10 km

Depth

33,299

Population exposed

30 thousand in MMI>=III

Exposure detail

An M4.7 earthquake struck 120 km south of Panguna, Papua New Guinea, at a depth of 10 km. The USGS and GDACS modelling indicated approximately 33,299 people in the exposure zone.

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