Just 7 minutes ago, a 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck near Kokopo, Kokopo District, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. The tremor was recorded in the afternoon on Thursday, June 25th, 2026, at 4:19 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 10. km below the surface.The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.A second report was later issued by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which listed it as a magnitude 5.5 earthquake as well.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Kokopo (pop. 26,300) located 39 km from the epicenter, and Rabaul (pop. 8,100) 54 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.Weak shaking might have been felt in Namatanai (pop. 1,500) located 117 km from the epicenter.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become 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: Jun 25, 2026 06:19 am (Universal Time) local time (25 Jun 2026 06:19 GMT)Magnitude: 5.5Depth: 70.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 4.34°S / 152.68°E (East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea)Primary data source: EMSC