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The quake had a very shallow depth of 15 km (9 mi) and 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 | Manus Province | New Ireland Province | West New Britain ProvinceHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Very strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake at 15 km depth13 Jul 09:00 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 7 minutes.13 Jul 09:00: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.00 to 15.00 km (from 6.2 to 9.3 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 12 km (7.6 mi) towards SSW.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJul 13, 2026 08:53:29 UTC - Local time at epicenterMonday, Jul 13, 2026, at 08:53 am (Universal Time GMT +0)StatusconfirmedMagnitude6.30Depth15 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude3.2526°S / 148.6092°EPapua New GuineaSeismic antipode3.2526°N / 31.391°WShaking intensityVI Strong shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoTitan Ridge (95 km / 59 mi)Estimated seismic energy released1.8 x 1014 joules (49.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 42502 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 6.3 | about seismic energy7 minutes agoJul 13, 2026 08:53 GMT / Jul 13, 2026 08:53 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -3.2526 / 148.6092: Bismarck SeaSource: EMSCOther sources: GFZ: 6.3 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23182020',-3.25260,148.60920,'7 minutes ago: Mag. 6.3, Bismarck Sea',html,'quakes-8-24.png',35,35,17,17,127]); 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 201 km (125 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced light shaking there. In the capital of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 711 km (442 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as weak shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry201 km (125 mi)NW of epicenterLorengau(pop: 5,810)IV: LightManus ProvincePapua New Guinea254 km (158 mi)E of epicenterKavieng(pop: 14,500)IV: LightNew Ireland ProvincePapua New Guinea307 km (191 mi)SE of epicenterKimbe(pop: 18,800)IV: LightWest New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea345 km (214 mi)S of epicenterKandrian(pop: 1,010)IV: LightWest New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea382 km (237 mi)SW of epicenterMadang(pop: 27,400)III: WeakMadang ProvincePapua New Guinea382 km (237 mi)S of epicenterFinschhafen(pop: 1,050)III: WeakMorobe ProvincePapua New Guinea408 km (254 mi)E of epicenterRabaul(pop: 8,070)III: WeakEast New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea424 km (263 mi)E of epicenterKokopo(pop: 26,300)III: WeakEast New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea425 km (264 mi)SW of epicenterLae(pop: 76,300)III: WeakMorobe ProvincePapua New Guinea428 km (266 mi)E of epicenterNamatanai(pop: 1,540)III: WeakNew Ireland ProvincePapua New Guinea448 km (278 mi)E of epicenterLondolovit(pop: 1,640)III: WeakNew Ireland ProvincePapua New Guinea454 km (282 mi)SW of epicenterKainantu(pop: 8,510)III: WeakEastern Highlands ProvincePapua New Guinea476 km (296 mi)SW of epicenterGoroka(pop: 18,500)III: WeakEastern Highlands ProvincePapua New Guinea491 km (305 mi)SW of epicenterBulolo(pop: 16,000)III: WeakMorobe ProvincePapua New Guinea500 km (311 mi)SW of epicenterWau(pop: 14,600)III: WeakBulolo, Morobe ProvincePapua New Guinea508 km (315 mi)SW of epicenterKundiawa(pop: 9,380)III: WeakChimbu ProvincePapua New Guinea565 km (351 mi)SW of epicenterMount Hagen(pop: 33,600)III: WeakWestern Highlands ProvincePapua New Guinea711 km (442 mi)S of epicenterPort Moresby(pop: 283,700)III: 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 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 GMT2026-07-13EpicenterAgency6.315 km9.3 mi08:53:29.66BISMARCK SEAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)6.3210 km6.2 mi(*)08:53:27.92Bismarck Sea12 km (7.6 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCGFZ (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: 703 km / 437 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 200 km2 (77 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 24 km (15 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Jul 13, 2026 08:53 am (Universal Time)7 minutes ago6.315 km0 km - This quakeBismarck SeaMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake7 minutes agoJul 13, 2026 08:53 GMT / Jul 13, 2026 08:53 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -3.2526 / 148.6092: Bismarck SeaSource: EMSCOther sources: GFZ: 6.3 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!',6.3,63, '#bb202a', 0.9,1.5, '#bb202a', 0.27);map2.addToMap('thisQuake',-3.2526,148.6092,'7 minutes ago: Mag. 6.3, Bismarck Sea','Earthquake: Mag 6.3 / 15 km (9.3 mi) depth7 minutes agoJul 13, 2026 08:53 GMT / Jul 13, 2026 08:53 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -3.2526 / 148.6092: Bismarck SeaSource: EMSCOther sources: GFZ: 6.3 / 10 kmDetail 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=23182020","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)}})})();]]>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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