Earthquake details

Friday, May 15, 2026 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Friday, May 15, 2026 at 01:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PA), about 424.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 147.761 and latitude -2.992.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -2.992, 147.761
UTC time 2026-05-15 01:13:58.659
Location 119 km SSE of Lorengau
Country Papua New Guinea (PA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2026-05-15

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 5.0
113 km SSE of Lorengau
Papua New Guinea · 2026-05-09 09:12 UTC
7.0 km
M 4.9
100 km SSE of Lorengau
Papua New Guinea · 2026-05-08 21:18 UTC
20.0 km
M 4.9
114 km SSE of Lorengau
Papua New Guinea · 2026-05-08 12:38 UTC
7.2 km
M 5.6
109 km SSE of Lorengau
Papua New Guinea · 2026-05-08 12:22 UTC
9.3 km
M 4.7
114 km SE of Lorengau
Papua New Guinea · 2026-05-08 12:06 UTC
21.4 km
M 4.6
Lae
Papua New Guinea · 2026-03-31 03:15 UTC
80.5 km
M 4.1
120 km SSE of Lorengau
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-01 06:07 UTC
26.4 km
M 4.1
Lae
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-18 18:43 UTC
93.9 km

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