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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 | Seismograms | User reports | Aftershocks | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in Papua New Guinea | Quakes in Solomon Islands | East New Britain Province | Bougainville | New Ireland ProvinceHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Strong magnitude 5.6 earthquake at unknown depth28 Jul 20:35 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 8 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJul 28, 2026 20:27:59 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Jul 29, 2026, at 07:27 am (GMT +11)Statusunconfirmed (uncertain whether an earthquake with these data happened)Magnitude5.56Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude5.769°S / 153.555°EPapua New GuineaSeismic antipode5.769°N / 26.445°WShaking intensityVI Strong shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Nearest volcanoTore (152 km / 94 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeLight Rain 26.3°C (79 F), humidity: 82%, wind: 9 m/s (17 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 energy8 minutes agoJul 28, 2026 20:27 GMT / Jul 29, 2026 07:27 am (GMT +11)Lat / Lng: -5.769 / 153.555: New Ireland Region, Papua New GuineaSource: GFZDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23224497',-5.76900,153.55500,'8 minutes ago: Mag. 5.6, New Ireland 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 213 km (132 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. In the capital of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 818 km (508 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(*)RegionCountry213 km (132 mi)NW of epicenterKokopo(pop: 26,300)III: WeakEast New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea222 km (138 mi)E of epicenterPanguna(pop: 2,920)III: WeakBougainvillePapua New Guinea228 km (142 mi)E of epicenterArawa(pop: 40,300)III: WeakBougainvillePapua New Guinea233 km (145 mi)NW of epicenterRabaul(pop: 8,070)III: WeakEast New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea260 km (162 mi)SE of epicenterBuin(pop: 750)III: WeakSouth Bougainville, BougainvillePapua New Guinea265 km (164 mi)NW of epicenterNamatanai(pop: 1,540)III: WeakNew Ireland ProvincePapua New Guinea317 km (197 mi)N of epicenterLondolovit(pop: 1,640)III: WeakNew Ireland ProvincePapua New Guinea331 km (206 mi)E of epicenterTaro(pop: 1,050)III: WeakBatava, ChoiseulSolomon Islands379 km (235 mi)W of epicenterKimbe(pop: 18,800)III: WeakWest New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea380 km (236 mi)S of epicenterKulumadau(pop: 2,500)III: WeakMilne Bay ProvincePapua New Guinea446 km (277 mi)W of epicenterKandrian(pop: 1,010)II: Very weakWest New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea446 km (277 mi)SE of epicenterGizo(pop: 7,180)II: Very weakWestern ProvinceSolomon Islands469 km (292 mi)NW of epicenterKavieng(pop: 14,500)II: Very weakNew Ireland ProvincePapua New Guinea486 km (302 mi)SE of epicenterNoro(pop: 7,200)II: Very weakWestern ProvinceSolomon Islands499 km (310 mi)SE of epicenterMunda(pop: 3,140)II: Very weakWestern ProvinceSolomon Islands610 km (379 mi)SW of epicenterAlotau(pop: 10,000)II: Very weakMilne Bay ProvincePapua New Guinea626 km (389 mi)SW of epicenterSamarai(pop: 1,640)II: Very weakMilne Bay ProvincePapua New Guinea675 km (419 mi)SW of epicenterPopondetta(pop: 28,200)II: Very weakSohe, Northern ProvincePapua New Guinea818 km (508 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 GMT2026-07-28EpicenterAgency5.5610 km6.2 mi(*)20:27:59.5New Ireland 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."; HTMLcontent += ""; mainMap.addToMap("station"+id, lat, lon, title,HTMLcontent); mainMap.map.panTo([lat,lon]); document.getElementById("map_canvas").scrollIntoView();}]]>SeismogramsSeismic station: Port Moresby, New Guinea (PMG/IU network) | Distance from quake: 812 km / 505 mi | Show on map | Station InfoSeismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.02-4.0 Hz. Source: NSF SAGE Facility IRISWS timeseriesplot Web ServiceShow moreAftershocks 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)Jul 29, 2026 07:27 am (GMT +11)8 minutes ago5.610 km0 km - This quakeNew Ireland Region, Papua New GuineaMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake8 minutes agoJul 28, 2026 20:27 GMT / Jul 29, 2026 07:27 am (GMT +11)Lat / Lng: -5.769 / 153.555: New Ireland 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',-5.769,153.555,'8 minutes ago: Mag. 5.6, New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea','Earthquake: Mag 5.6 / 10 km (6.2 mi) depth8 minutes agoJul 28, 2026 20:27 GMT / Jul 29, 2026 07:27 am (GMT +11)Lat / Lng: -5.769 / 153.555: New Ireland 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)})(); })(); (function(){let done=false;async function loadPrevious(){if(done)return;done=true;while(typeof mkRequest=="undefined")await new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r,500));mkRequest("https://server2.allquakes.com/api/getPrevious.php?quakeId=23224497","get","",function(httpObj){let r=httpObj.responseText,d=document;if(""!=r&&200==httpObj.status){let o=JSON.parse(r);if(!o){let s=d.getElementById("olderQuakesSection");if(s)s.remove();return};let table=d.getElementById("qTableOlder");if(!table)return;table.innerHTML+=o.tableRows,qTableOlder.alternateBg();let ph=d.getElementById("placeholder_largestQText");if(ph)ph.innerHTML=o.html;let wrap=d.getElementById("sectionPreviousCWrap");if(wrap)wrap.style.display="";eval(o.js)}})}let d=document,target=d.getElementById("sectionPreviousCWrap")||d.getElementById("placeholder_largestQText")||d.getElementById("qTableOlder");if(!target||!("IntersectionObserver" in window)){loadPrevious();return}let obs=new IntersectionObserver(function(entries){if(entries.some(e=>e.isIntersecting)){obs.disconnect();loadPrevious()}},{rootMargin:"300px 0px"});obs.observe(target)})();]]>Sources: VolcanoDiscovery / VolcanoAdventures and other sources as noted.Use of material: Most text and images on our websites are owned by us. 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