Earthquake details

Saturday, May 9, 2026 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 09:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PA), about 431.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 147.768 and latitude -2.929.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -2.929, 147.768
UTC time 2026-05-09 09:12:13.117
Location 113 km SSE of Lorengau
Country Papua New Guinea (PA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2026-05-09

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.9
100 km SSE of Lorengau
Papua New Guinea · 2026-05-08 21:18 UTC
13.4 km
M 4.9
114 km SSE of Lorengau
Papua New Guinea · 2026-05-08 12:38 UTC
2.2 km
M 5.6
109 km SSE of Lorengau
Papua New Guinea · 2026-05-08 12:22 UTC
4.3 km
M 4.7
114 km SE of Lorengau
Papua New Guinea · 2026-05-08 12:06 UTC
16.4 km
M 4.6
Lae
Papua New Guinea · 2026-03-31 03:15 UTC
85.0 km
M 4.1
120 km SSE of Lorengau
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-01 06:07 UTC
30.5 km
M 4.1
Lae
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-18 18:43 UTC
96.6 km
M 4.1
115 km SE of Lorengau
Papua New Guinea · 2025-11-03 08:40 UTC
15.7 km

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