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The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow.The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so).Quake Data | Interactive map | User reports | Aftershocks | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in Papua New Guinea | Quakes in Solomon Islands | East New Britain Province | West New Britain Province | New Ireland ProvinceHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Strong magnitude 5.6 earthquake at unknown depth28 Feb 06:29 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 6 minutes.28 Feb 06:29: Magnitude recalculated from 5.7 to 5.6. Epicenter location corrected by 0.6 km (0.4 mi) towards SW.Update Sat, 28 Feb 2026, 06:30Significant earthquake of magnitude 5.6 just reported 139 km southwest of Kokopo, Papua New GuineaAn earthquake of magnitude 5.6 occurred in the afternoon on Saturday, February 28th, 2026, at 4:23 pm local time near Kokopo, Kokopo District, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, as reported by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.Weak shaking might have been felt in Kokopo (pop. 26,300) located 139 km from the epicenter.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you're in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.If you were or still are in this area during the quake help others with your feedback and report it here.Download the Volcanoes & Earthquakes app and get one of the fastest seismic alerts online: Android | iOSI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeFeb 28, 2026 06:23:24 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, Feb 28, 2026, at 04:23 pm (Pacific/Port Moresby GMT +10)Statusunconfirmed (uncertain whether an earthquake with these data happened)Magnitude5.6Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude5.544°S / 151.936°EPapua New GuineaSeismic antipode5.544°N / 28.064°WShaking intensityVI Strong shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Nearest volcanoBamus (87 km / 54 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeLight Rain 28.3°C (83 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from SEstimated seismic energy released1.6 x 1013 joules (4.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3788 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.6 | about seismic energy7 minutes agoFeb 28, 2026 06:23 GMT / Feb 28, 2026 04:23 pm (Port Moresby time)Lat / Lng: -5.544 / 151.936: New Britain Region, Papua New GuineaSource: GFZDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22760145',-5.54400,151.93600,'7 minutes ago: Mag. 5.6, New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea',html,'quakes-7-24.png',30,30,15,15,126]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in Papua New GuineaNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Kokopo, a town with 26,000 inhabitants in Papua New Guinea, in 139 km (86 mi) distance north of the epicenter. People likely experienced light shaking there. In the capital of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 685 km (426 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as very weak shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry139 km (86 mi)N of epicenterKokopo(pop: 26,300)IV: LightEast New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea152 km (94 mi)N of epicenterRabaul(pop: 8,070)IV: LightEast New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea199 km (124 mi)W of epicenterKimbe(pop: 18,800)III: WeakWest New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea274 km (171 mi)W of epicenterKandrian(pop: 1,010)III: WeakWest New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea354 km (220 mi)N of epicenterKavieng(pop: 14,500)III: WeakNew Ireland ProvincePapua New Guinea402 km (250 mi)E of epicenterPanguna(pop: 2,920)III: WeakBougainvillePapua New Guinea409 km (254 mi)E of epicenterArawa(pop: 40,300)III: WeakBougainvillePapua New Guinea436 km (271 mi)E of epicenterBuin(pop: 750)II: Very weakSouth Bougainville, BougainvillePapua New Guinea467 km (290 mi)W of epicenterFinschhafen(pop: 1,050)II: Very weakMorobe ProvincePapua New Guinea510 km (317 mi)E of epicenterTaro(pop: 1,050)II: Very weakBatava, ChoiseulSolomon Islands543 km (338 mi)SW of epicenterPopondetta(pop: 28,200)II: Very weakSohe, Northern ProvincePapua New Guinea555 km (345 mi)S of epicenterAlotau(pop: 10,000)II: Very weakMilne Bay ProvincePapua New Guinea562 km (349 mi)W of epicenterLae(pop: 76,300)II: Very weakMorobe ProvincePapua New Guinea581 km (361 mi)S of epicenterSamarai(pop: 1,640)II: Very weakMilne Bay ProvincePapua New Guinea593 km (369 mi)SW of epicenterKokoda(pop: 6,200)II: Very weakSohe, Northern ProvincePapua New Guinea610 km (379 mi)W of epicenterWau(pop: 14,600)II: Very weakBulolo, Morobe ProvincePapua New Guinea612 km (380 mi)SE of epicenterGizo(pop: 7,180)II: Very weakWestern ProvinceSolomon Islands614 km (381 mi)W of epicenterBulolo(pop: 16,000)II: Very weakMorobe ProvincePapua New Guinea648 km (403 mi)NW of epicenterLorengau(pop: 5,810)II: Very weakManus ProvincePapua New Guinea653 km (406 mi)SE of epicenterNoro(pop: 7,200)II: Very weakWestern ProvinceSolomon Islands665 km (413 mi)SE of epicenterMunda(pop: 3,140)II: Very weakWestern ProvinceSolomon Islands685 km (426 mi)SW of epicenterPort Moresby(pop: 283,700)II: Very weakNational Capital DistrictPapua New GuineaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-02-28EpicenterAgency5.6610 km6.2 mi(*)06:23:24.64New Britain Region, Papua New GuineaGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 40 km2 (15 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 11 km (7 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Feb 28, 2026 04:23 pm (Port Moresby)7 minutes ago5.610 km0 km - This quakeNew Britain Region, Papua New GuineaMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake7 minutes agoFeb 28, 2026 06:23 GMT / Feb 28, 2026 04:23 pm (Port Moresby time)Lat / Lng: -5.544 / 151.936: New Britain Region, Papua New GuineaSource: GFZDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!',5.6,56, '#bb202a', 0.9,1.5, '#bb202a', 0.27);map2.addToMap('thisQuake',-5.544,151.936,'7 minutes ago: Mag. 5.6, New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea','Earthquake: Mag 5.6 / 10 km (6.2 mi) depth7 minutes agoFeb 28, 2026 06:23 GMT / Feb 28, 2026 04:23 pm (Port Moresby time)Lat / Lng: -5.544 / 151.936: New Britain Region, Papua New GuineaSource: GFZDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!','default'); // this will be local to this table obj function putQuakeOnMap(id,lat,lon,time,title,html,mag,zIndex) { qTableOlder.putQuakeOnMap(id,lat,lon,time,title,html,mag,zIndex); } map2.circleScale=0.5;qTableOlder.usePalette=1;qTableOlder.startVal=qTableOlder.referenceTime-(80*365.25*86400);qTableOlder.endVal=qTableOlder.referenceTime; qTableOlder.assignMap(map2); (async function(){await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r,4000));map2.map.setZoom(7)})(); })(); (async function(){while(typeof mkRequest=="undefined")await new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r,500));mkRequest("https://server2.allquakes.com/api/getPrevious.php?quakeId=22760145","get","",function(httpObj){let r=httpObj.responseText,d=document;if(""!=r&&200==httpObj.status){let o=JSON.parse(r);if(!o){d.getElementById("olderQuakesSection").remove();return};let table=d.getElementById("qTableOlder");table.innerHTML+=o.tableRows,qTableOlder.alternateBg(),d.getElementById("placeholder_largestQText").innerHTML=o.html,d.getElementById("sectionPreviousCWrap").style.display="",eval(o.js)}})})();]]>Support Us – Help Us Enhance Our Services!We’re passionate about delivering the latest volcano and earthquake data from around the globe — just for you. 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