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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!Moderate magnitude 4.8 earthquake at unknown depth4 Jan 01:37 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 14 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJan 4, 2026 01:23:33 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Jan 4, 2026, at 01:23 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.8Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude5.23°S / 151.981°EEast New Britain Province, Papua New GuineaSeismic antipode5.23°N / 28.019°WShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Nearest volcanoLikuruanga (73 km / 45 mi)Estimated seismic energy released1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.8 | about seismic energy14 minutes agoJan 4, 2026 01:23 GMT / Jan 4, 2026 01:23 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -5.23 / 151.981: New Britain Region, Papua New GuineaSource: GFZDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22572524',-5.23000,151.98100,'14 minutes ago: Mag. 4.8, New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); 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 104 km (64 mi) distance north of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. In the capital of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 712 km (442 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry104 km (64 mi)N of epicenterKokopo(pop: 26,300)III: WeakEast New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea116 km (72 mi)N of epicenterRabaul(pop: 8,070)III: WeakEast New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea207 km (129 mi)W of epicenterKimbe(pop: 18,800)II: Very weakWest New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea290 km (180 mi)SW of epicenterKandrian(pop: 1,010)II: Very weakWest New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea324 km (201 mi)NW of epicenterKavieng(pop: 14,500)II: Very weakNew Ireland ProvincePapua New Guinea406 km (252 mi)E of epicenterPanguna(pop: 2,920)II: Very weakBougainvillePapua New Guinea412 km (256 mi)E of epicenterArawa(pop: 40,300)II: Very weakBougainvillePapua New Guinea444 km (276 mi)E of epicenterBuin(pop: 750)II: Very weakSouth Bougainville, BougainvillePapua New Guinea482 km (300 mi)W of epicenterFinschhafen(pop: 1,050)I: Not feltMorobe ProvincePapua New Guinea516 km (320 mi)E of epicenterTaro(pop: 1,050)I: Not feltBatava, ChoiseulSolomon Islands571 km (355 mi)SW of epicenterPopondetta(pop: 28,200)I: Not feltSohe, Northern ProvincePapua New Guinea576 km (358 mi)W of epicenterLae(pop: 76,300)I: Not feltMorobe ProvincePapua New Guinea590 km (367 mi)S of epicenterAlotau(pop: 10,000)I: Not feltMilne Bay ProvincePapua New Guinea616 km (383 mi)S of epicenterSamarai(pop: 1,640)I: Not feltMilne Bay ProvincePapua New Guinea620 km (385 mi)SW of epicenterKokoda(pop: 6,200)I: Not feltSohe, Northern ProvincePapua New Guinea625 km (388 mi)SE of epicenterGizo(pop: 7,180)I: Not feltWestern ProvinceSolomon Islands627 km (390 mi)SW of epicenterWau(pop: 14,600)I: Not feltBulolo, Morobe ProvincePapua New Guinea630 km (391 mi)W of epicenterBulolo(pop: 16,000)I: Not feltMorobe ProvincePapua New Guinea632 km (393 mi)NW of epicenterLorengau(pop: 5,810)I: Not feltManus ProvincePapua New Guinea666 km (414 mi)SE of epicenterNoro(pop: 7,200)I: Not feltWestern ProvinceSolomon Islands678 km (421 mi)SE of epicenterMunda(pop: 3,140)I: Not feltWestern ProvinceSolomon Islands712 km (442 mi)SW of epicenterPort Moresby(pop: 283,700)I: Not feltNational 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!Compare 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 GMT2026-01-4EpicenterAgency4.8210 km6.2 mi(*)01:23:33.67New 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 6 km2 (2 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 4 km (3 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Jan 4, 2026 01:23 am (Universal Time)14 minutes ago4.810 km0 km - This quakeNew Britain Region, Papua New GuineaMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake14 minutes agoJan 4, 2026 01:23 GMT / Jan 4, 2026 01:23 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -5.23 / 151.981: New Britain Region, Papua New GuineaSource: GFZDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!',4.8,48, '#bb202a', 0.9,1.5, '#bb202a', 0.27);map2.addToMap('thisQuake',-5.23,151.981,'14 minutes ago: Mag. 4.8, New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea','Earthquake: Mag 4.8 / 10 km (6.2 mi) depth14 minutes agoJan 4, 2026 01:23 GMT / Jan 4, 2026 01:23 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -5.23 / 151.981: 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=22572524","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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