Disasters · Earthquake

M5.4 · Papua New Guinea

First tracked 2 September 2026 · Last updated 3 September 2026

In Papua New Guinea

M5.4

Magnitude

70 km

Depth

674,870

Population exposed

670 thousand in MMI IV

Exposure detail

An M5.4 earthquake struck 53 km west of Bulolo, Papua New Guinea at a depth of 70 km. The PAGER alert was green, with an estimated population exposure of 674,870.

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