2026-01-26 17:06:21 (M5.6) New Guinea, Papua New Guinea -6.5 143.6 (90be5)

M5.6 Earthquake - New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.6
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 26 Jan 2026 17:06:22 Time near the Epicenter (1): 27 Jan 2026 04:06:22 Time in your area (1): 26 Jan 2026 09:06:22
Location	6.500S 143.565E
Depth	8 km
Distances	40.3 km (25.0 mi) SSW of Mendi, Papua New Guinea 102.4 km (63.5 mi) SW of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea 206.8 km (128.2 mi) WSW of Goroka, Papua New Guinea 255.1 km (158.2 mi) E of Kiunga, Papua New Guinea 283.8 km (176.0 mi) WSW of Madang, Papua New Guinea
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 7.0 km; Vertical 4.3 km
Parameters	Nph = 73; Dmin = 445.7 km; Rmss = 0.73 seconds; Gp = 37° Version =
Event ID	us 6000s4jy

(1) Nominal Standard Time; local and daylight savings time zone may differ.
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