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The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow.The quake was reported felt by some people near the epicenter.Quake Data | Interactive map | Seismograms | User reports | Aftershocks | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in Papua New Guinea | Manus Province | New Ireland Province | East New Britain ProvinceHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Strong magnitude 5.1 earthquake at unknown depth20 Aug 14:03 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 8 minutes.20 Aug 14:03: Now using data updates from GFZI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 20, 2026 13:54:59 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Aug 20, 2026, at 01:54 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusunconfirmed (uncertain whether an earthquake with these data happened)Magnitude5.13Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude0.924°S / 148.608°EManus Province, Papua New GuineaSeismic antipode0.924°N / 31.392°WShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt1 reportPrimary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Nearest volcanoSt. Andrew Strait (214 km / 133 mi)Estimated seismic energy released2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.1 | about seismic energy9 minutes ago reported feltAug 20, 2026 13:54 GMT / Aug 20, 2026 01:54 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -0.924 / 148.608: Admiralty Islands Region, Papua New GuineaSource: GFZDetail info | Read user reports | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23297965',-0.92400,148.60800,'9 minutes ago: Mag. 5.1, Admiralty Islands 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 Lorengau, a town with 5,800 inhabitants in Papua New Guinea, in 193 km (120 mi) distance southwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. In the capital of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 965 km (600 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(*)RegionCountry193 km (120 mi)SW of epicenterLorengau(pop: 5,810)III: WeakManus ProvincePapua New Guinea305 km (189 mi)SE of epicenterKavieng(pop: 14,500)II: Very weakNew Ireland ProvincePapua New Guinea507 km (315 mi)SE of epicenterLondolovit(pop: 1,640)II: Very weakNew Ireland ProvincePapua New Guinea524 km (325 mi)SE of epicenterNamatanai(pop: 1,540)II: Very weakNew Ireland ProvincePapua New Guinea537 km (334 mi)SE of epicenterRabaul(pop: 8,070)II: Very weakEast New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea542 km (337 mi)S of epicenterKimbe(pop: 18,800)II: Very weakWest New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea557 km (346 mi)SE of epicenterKokopo(pop: 26,300)II: Very weakEast New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea572 km (355 mi)SW of epicenterMadang(pop: 27,400)II: Very weakMadang ProvincePapua New Guinea597 km (371 mi)S of epicenterKandrian(pop: 1,010)II: Very weakWest New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea614 km (381 mi)SW of epicenterAngoram(pop: 1,600)II: Very weakEast Sepik ProvincePapua New Guinea625 km (389 mi)SW of epicenterWewak(pop: 18,200)I: Not feltEast Sepik ProvincePapua New Guinea670 km (416 mi)SW of epicenterKainantu(pop: 8,510)I: Not feltEastern Highlands ProvincePapua New Guinea676 km (420 mi)SW of epicenterGoroka(pop: 18,500)I: Not feltEastern Highlands ProvincePapua New Guinea696 km (432 mi)SW of epicenterKundiawa(pop: 9,380)I: Not feltChimbu ProvincePapua New Guinea725 km (451 mi)SW of epicenterLaiagam(pop: 921)I: Not feltEnga ProvincePapua New Guinea733 km (455 mi)SW of epicenterMount Hagen(pop: 33,600)I: Not feltWestern Highlands ProvincePapua New Guinea743 km (462 mi)SW of epicenterWabag(pop: 3,960)I: Not feltEnga ProvincePapua New Guinea786 km (488 mi)SW of epicenterIalibu(pop: 6,920)I: Not feltSouthern Highlands ProvincePapua New Guinea800 km (497 mi)SW of epicenterMendi(pop: 26,300)I: Not feltSouthern Highlands ProvincePapua New Guinea965 km (600 mi)S 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 quake (1)The first report about ground shaking reached us after only 8 minutes, before other agencies reported it. So far, we have received 1 report for this quake. This section is being updated as new data comes in.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.Contribute:Leave a comment if you find a particular report interesting or want to add to it.Flag as inappropriate.Mark as helpful or interesting.Send your own user report!Translate195.2 km SW of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single lateral shake / 5-10 s : Just a little shaking then stops What is Intensity and the Mercalli Intensity Scale?The amount of shaking that occurs on the surface due to an earthquake is called the intensity. It is commonly measured on the so-called Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) ranging from 1 (not felt) to 10 (extreme shaking), and given in Roman numerals as I,II,...IX, X, and often displayed with color codes ranging from light blue to dark red.Earthquake intensity depends mainly on the magnitude and depth of the quake as well as the distance from the epicenter: The further away, the less shaking intensity occurs.Read more about the MMI scale!Number of reports by intensityShaking intensityNumber of reportsMin-Max distance from epicenter (*)Average distance (*)II: Very weak shaking1195–195 km (121–121 mi)195 km (121 mi)Notes(*) Reports are filtered to exclude those that are likely highly inaccurate or esaggerated.Only reports with latitude/longitude coordinate positions given (1 in total) could be used for geographic statistics.Get the Android appI didn't feel itI felt this quakeIf you were near the epicenter and felt it, please share your experience and submit a short "I felt it" report! Other users would love to hear about it!If you did NOT feel the quake although you were in the area, please report it as well! Your contribution is valuable to earthquake science and seismic hazard analysis.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 GMT2026-08-20EpicenterAgency5.1310 km6.2 mi(*)13:54:59.33Admiralty Islands 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();}document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () { var section = document.getElementById("seismogramSection"); if (!section) return; var images = section.querySelectorAll("img.waitBg"); if (!images.length) return; images.forEach(function(img, index){ img.addEventListener("error", function(){ // If the first image fails, hide the whole section. if (index === 0) { // Remove TOC entry var tocLink = document.querySelector('#toc .tocLink[data-href="seismogramSection"]'); if (tocLink) {tocLink.remove()} // Remove whole section section.remove(); } // Otherwise remove only this station. var plot = img.closest(".plotContainer"); if (!plot) return; var station = plot.previousElementSibling; var caption = plot.nextElementSibling; if (station) station.remove(); plot.remove(); if (caption) caption.remove(); // Remove empty "Show more" var more = document.getElementById("moreSeismograms"); if (more && !more.querySelector(".plotContainer")) { more.remove(); var btn = document.getElementById("moreSeismograms_1"); if (btn) btn.remove(); } // Hide section if nothing remains. if (!section.querySelector(".plotContainer")) { section.style.display = "none"; } }, { once: true }); });});]]>SeismogramsSeismic station: Port Moresby, New Guinea (PMG/IU network) | Distance from quake: 957 km / 594 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 ServiceSeismic station: Honiara, Solomon Islands (HNR/IU network) | Distance from quake: 1572 km / 977 mi | Show on map | Station InfoShow 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 13 km2 (5 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 6 km (4 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Aug 20, 2026 01:54 pm (Universal Time)9 minutes ago5.110 km0 km - This quakeAdmiralty Islands Region, Papua New GuineaMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake9 minutes ago reported feltAug 20, 2026 13:54 GMT / Aug 20, 2026 01:54 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -0.924 / 148.608: Admiralty Islands Region, Papua New GuineaSource: GFZDetail info | Read user reports | You felt it? - Report it!',5.1,51, '#bb202a', 0.9,1.5, '#bb202a', 0.27);map2.addToMap('thisQuake',-0.924,148.608,'9 minutes ago: Mag. 5.1, Admiralty Islands Region, Papua New Guinea','Earthquake: Mag 5.1 / 10 km (6.2 mi) depth9 minutes ago reported feltAug 20, 2026 13:54 GMT / Aug 20, 2026 01:54 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -0.924 / 148.608: Admiralty Islands Region, Papua New GuineaSource: GFZDetail info | Read user reports | 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=23297965","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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