Earthquake details

Friday, May 22, 2026 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Friday, May 22, 2026 at 10:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PA), about 415.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 147.919 and latitude -3.102.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -3.102, 147.919
UTC time 2026-05-22 10:08:58.453
Location 138 km SSE of Lorengau
Country Papua New Guinea (PA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2026-05-22

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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M 6.4
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Papua New Guinea · 2026-07-13 08:53 UTC
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M 4.8
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Papua New Guinea · 2026-05-29 23:17 UTC
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M 4.1
104 km SSE of Lorengau
Papua New Guinea · 2026-05-22 10:44 UTC
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M 5.7
115 km SSE of Lorengau
Papua New Guinea · 2026-05-22 10:08 UTC
25.2 km
M 4.7
115 km SSE of Lorengau
Papua New Guinea · 2026-05-22 03:01 UTC
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M 4.6
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Papua New Guinea · 2026-05-22 02:05 UTC
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