Just 8 minutes ago, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck near Popondetta, Sohe District, Northern Province, Papua New Guinea. The tremor was recorded early Wednesday morning, November 11th, 2026, at 3:36 am local time, at an intermediate depth of 136. km below the surface.The event was reported by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the first seismological agency to report it.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, which also listed it as a magnitude 5.3 earthquake.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage but was probably felt by many people as light vibrations in the epicentral area. Weak shaking might have been felt in Popondetta (pop. 28,200), located 27 km from the epicenter; Kokoda (pop. 6,200), 33 km away; and Port Moresby (pop. 283,700), 125 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake becomes 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.Earthquake data: Date & time: Nov 11, 2026 03:36 am (Port Moresby time) local time (10 Nov 2026 17:36 GMT)Magnitude: 5.3Hypocenter depth: 136.10 kmEpicenter coordinates: 8.72°S / 147.99°E (Northern Province, Papua New Guinea)Primary data source: GFZ