Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 85 km depth28 Jun 03:07 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 8 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJun 28, 2026 02:59:22 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Jun 28, 2026, at 02:59 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusunconfirmed (uncertain whether an earthquake with these data happened)Magnitude5.02Depth85 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude6.462°S / 147.692°EMorobe Province, Papua New GuineaSeismic antipode6.462°N / 32.308°WShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Nearest volcanoUmboi (99 km / 62 mi)Estimated seismic energy released2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.0 | about seismic energy8 minutes agoJun 28, 2026 02:59 GMT / Jun 28, 2026 02:59 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -6.462 / 147.692: Papua New Guinea RegionSource: GFZDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23140930',-6.46200,147.69200,'8 minutes ago: Mag. 5.0, Papua New Guinea Region',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 Lae, a town with 76,000 inhabitants in Papua New Guinea, in 82 km (51 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 341 km (212 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(*)RegionCountry23 km (15 mi)SE of epicenterFinschhafen(pop: 1,050)III: WeakMorobe ProvincePapua New Guinea82 km (51 mi)W of epicenterLae(pop: 76,300)III: WeakMorobe ProvincePapua New Guinea143 km (89 mi)SW of epicenterBulolo(pop: 16,000)III: WeakMorobe ProvincePapua New Guinea145 km (90 mi)SW of epicenterWau(pop: 14,600)III: WeakBulolo, Morobe ProvincePapua New Guinea203 km (126 mi)W of epicenterKainantu(pop: 8,510)II: Very weakEastern Highlands ProvincePapua New Guinea207 km (129 mi)E of epicenterKandrian(pop: 1,010)II: Very weakWest New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea252 km (157 mi)NW of epicenterMadang(pop: 27,400)II: Very weakMadang ProvincePapua New Guinea258 km (160 mi)W of epicenterGoroka(pop: 18,500)II: Very weakEastern Highlands ProvincePapua New Guinea263 km (163 mi)S of epicenterPopondetta(pop: 28,200)II: Very weakSohe, Northern ProvincePapua New Guinea269 km (167 mi)S of epicenterKokoda(pop: 6,200)II: Very weakSohe, Northern ProvincePapua New Guinea269 km (167 mi)SW of epicenterKerema(pop: 5,650)II: Very weakGulf ProvincePapua New Guinea274 km (171 mi)SW of epicenterBereina(pop: 1,570)II: Very weakCentral ProvincePapua New Guinea289 km (180 mi)E of epicenterKimbe(pop: 18,800)II: Very weakWest New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea290 km (181 mi)S of epicenterManumu(pop: 596)II: Very weakCentral ProvincePapua New Guinea300 km (186 mi)SW of epicenterIhu(pop: 712)II: Very weakKikori, Gulf ProvincePapua New Guinea305 km (190 mi)W of epicenterKundiawa(pop: 9,380)II: Very weakChimbu ProvincePapua New Guinea341 km (212 mi)S of epicenterPort Moresby(pop: 283,700)II: Very weakNational Capital DistrictPapua New Guinea389 km (241 mi)W of epicenterMount Hagen(pop: 33,600)II: Very weakWestern Highlands ProvincePapua New Guinea409 km (254 mi)W of epicenterIalibu(pop: 6,920)II: Very weakSouthern Highlands ProvincePapua New Guinea448 km (278 mi)W of epicenterMendi(pop: 26,300)II: Very weakSouthern Highlands ProvincePapua New Guinea450 km (279 mi)W of epicenterLaiagam(pop: 921)II: Very weakEnga ProvincePapua New Guinea452 km (281 mi)W of epicenterWabag(pop: 3,960)II: Very weakEnga ProvincePapua New Guinea482 km (300 mi)NW of epicenterAngoram(pop: 1,600)II: Very weakEast Sepik ProvincePapua New Guinea495 km (307 mi)N of epicenterLorengau(pop: 5,810)II: Very weakManus ProvincePapua New Guinea515 km (320 mi)W of epicenterPorgera(pop: 1,580)II: Very weakEnga ProvincePapua New Guinea526 km (327 mi)SE of epicenterAlotau(pop: 10,000)II: Very weakMilne Bay ProvincePapua New Guinea530 km (329 mi)W of epicenterTari(pop: 8,190)II: Very weakPapua New Guinea553 km (343 mi)NE of epicenterKavieng(pop: 14,500)II: Very weakNew Ireland ProvincePapua New Guinea554 km (344 mi)NW of epicenterWewak(pop: 18,200)I: Not feltEast Sepik ProvincePapua New Guinea555 km (345 mi)NE of epicenterRabaul(pop: 8,070)I: Not feltEast New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea559 km (347 mi)NE of epicenterKokopo(pop: 26,300)I: Not feltEast New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea565 km (351 mi)SE of epicenterSamarai(pop: 1,640)I: Not feltMilne Bay ProvincePapua New Guinea573 km (356 mi)SW of epicenterDaru(pop: 15,200)I: Not feltWestern ProvincePapua New Guinea595 km (370 mi)NW of epicenterAmbunti(pop: 2,070)I: Not feltEast Sepik ProvincePapua New Guinea597 km (371 mi)SW of epicenterMasig Island(pop: 267)I: Not feltTorres Strait Island Region, QueenslandAustralia611 km (380 mi)NE of epicenterNamatanai(pop: 1,540)I: Not feltNew Ireland ProvincePapua New Guinea626 km (389 mi)SE of epicenterKulumadau(pop: 2,500)I: Not feltMilne Bay ProvincePapua New Guinea665 km (414 mi)NE of epicenterLondolovit(pop: 1,640)I: Not feltNew Ireland ProvincePapua New Guinea698 km (434 mi)NW of epicenterAitape(pop: 5,550)I: Not feltWest Sepik ProvincePapua New Guinea763 km (474 mi)SW of epicenterBamaga(pop: 1,240)I: Not feltNorthern Peninsula Area, QueenslandAustraliaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-06-28EpicenterAgency5.0285 km53 mi02:59:22.84Papua New Guinea RegionGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Aftershocks 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 10 km2 (4 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 5 km (3 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Jun 28, 2026 02:59 am (Universal Time)8 minutes ago5.085 km0 km - This quakePapua New Guinea RegionMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 48 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 15.9 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.51 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.9 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 6.4 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 48 quakes per year (or 4 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 88 quakes per year (or 7.4 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 92 quakes per year (or 7.7 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 8 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake