M 5.2 Earthquake 139 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake was recorded by USGS near 139 km SW of Kokopo. On the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program scale, M5.2 is classified "Moderate". Among the 1,834 earthquake reports Areazine has published, this M5.2 event ranks stronger than 74% of them (rank #362 by magnitude).
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- Magnitude
- M 5.2
- USGS class
- Moderate
- Location
- 139 km SW of Kokopo
- Archive rank
- #362 of 1,834
- Source
- USGS
- Published
- September 24, 2026
Stronger than 74% of the 1,834 earthquake reports in Areazine's archive, weaker than 361 others.
Record status: USGS's reading at the moment of detection — the agency keeps revising magnitude, aftershock counts, and felt reports on its own event page as more data arrives.
What Happened
A M 5.2 mb earthquake struck 139 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea on 2026-10-22 at 12:29:58 UTC. The event occurred at a depth of 95.598 km.
Location Details
The earthquake was located at coordinates latitude -5.3396, longitude 151.4915. This depth classifies it as a deep earthquake (greater than 70 km).
Impact Assessment
No felt reports were recorded. There was no tsunami advisory (tsunami flag: 0) and no alert level assigned.
What You Should Know
This was a moderate earthquake that can cause damage to poorly constructed buildings. Minor aftershocks are possible following such events.
Source
Data from USGS: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000txbm
Original source: USGS Official Notice ↗
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