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The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow.The quake 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 | Quakes in Solomon Islands | Bougainville | Choiseul | New Ireland ProvinceHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Strong magnitude 5.5 earthquake at unknown depth24 Sep 18:08 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 8 minutes.24 Sep 18:09: Now using data updates from BMKGUpdate Thu, 24 Sep 2026, 18:09Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes near Kokopo, Kokopo District, East New Britain Province, Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea was shaken near Kokopo, Kokopo District, East New Britain Province, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 only 8 minutes ago, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported.The quake hit at an intermediate depth of 114. km beneath the epicenter near Kokopo, Kokopo District, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, early morning on Friday, September 25th, 2026, at 4:00 am local time. The strength of the earthquake may have been tempered by its relative great depth below the surface, which makes it feel weaker in absolute terms. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 5.2 earthquake as well.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.Weak shaking might have been felt in Kokopo (pop. 26,300) located 17 km from the epicenter, Rabaul (pop. 8,100) 36 km away, and Namatanai (pop. 1,500) 90 km away.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.If you were or still are in this area during the quake help others with your feedback and report it here.Download the Volcanoes & Earthquakes app and get one of the fastest seismic alerts online: Android | iOSI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeSep 24, 2026 18:00:10 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Sep 24, 2026, at 06:00 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude5.5Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude4.43°S / 155.45°EPapua New GuineaSeismic antipode4.43°N / 24.55°WShaking intensityVI Strong shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoEmperor Range (152 km / 94 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeFew Clouds 26°C (79 F), humidity: 74%, wind: 9 m/s (17 kts) from SSEEstimated seismic energy released1.1 x 1013 joules (3.12 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2682 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.5 | about seismic energy10 minutes agoSep 24, 2026 18:00 GMT / Sep 24, 2026 06:00 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -4.43 / 155.45: Papua New Guinea: Solomon IslandsSource: BMKGOther sources: RaspberryShake: 5.2 / 114 km, GFZ: 5.2 / 114 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23388747',-4.43000,155.45000,'10 minutes ago: Mag. 5.5, Papua New Guinea: Solomon Islands',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 Kieta, a town with 3,600 inhabitants in Papua New Guinea, in 200 km (124 mi) distance south of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. In the capital of the Solomon Islands, Honiara, 746 km (463 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(*)RegionCountry200 km (124 mi)S of epicenterKieta(pop: 3,610)III: WeakBougainvillePapua New Guinea201 km (125 mi)S of epicenterArawa(pop: 40,300)III: WeakBougainvillePapua New Guinea210 km (130 mi)S of epicenterPanguna(pop: 2,920)III: WeakBougainvillePapua New Guinea259 km (161 mi)S of epicenterBuin(pop: 750)III: WeakSouth Bougainville, BougainvillePapua New Guinea275 km (171 mi)S of epicenterTaro(pop: 1,050)III: WeakBatava, ChoiseulSolomon Islands345 km (214 mi)W of epicenterNamatanai(pop: 1,540)III: WeakNew Ireland ProvincePapua New Guinea347 km (216 mi)NW of epicenterLondolovit(pop: 1,640)III: WeakNew Ireland ProvincePapua New Guinea353 km (219 mi)W of epicenterKokopo(pop: 26,300)III: WeakEast New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea365 km (227 mi)W of epicenterRabaul(pop: 8,070)III: WeakEast New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea437 km (271 mi)S of epicenterGizo(pop: 7,180)II: Very weakWestern ProvinceSolomon Islands464 km (288 mi)SE of epicenterNoro(pop: 7,200)II: Very weakWestern ProvinceSolomon Islands478 km (297 mi)SE of epicenterMunda(pop: 3,140)II: Very weakWestern ProvinceSolomon Islands557 km (346 mi)W of epicenterKavieng(pop: 14,500)II: Very weakNew Ireland ProvincePapua New Guinea599 km (372 mi)SW of epicenterKulumadau(pop: 2,500)II: Very weakMilne Bay ProvincePapua New Guinea602 km (374 mi)W of epicenterKimbe(pop: 18,800)II: Very weakWest New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea617 km (383 mi)SE of epicenterBuala(pop: 2,700)II: Very weakIsabel ProvinceSolomon Islands735 km (456 mi)SE of epicenterTulagi(pop: 1,750)II: Very weakCentral ProvinceSolomon Islands746 km (463 mi)SE of epicenterHoniara(pop: 56,300)II: Very weakHoniaraSolomon Islands747 km (464 mi)SE of epicenterTandai(pop: 24,600)II: Very weakGuadalcanal ProvinceSolomon Islands751 km (467 mi)SE of epicenterMalango(pop: 10,500)II: Very weakGuadalcanal ProvinceSolomon Islands753 km (468 mi)SE of epicenterMalango(pop: 15,600)II: Very weakGuadalcanal ProvinceSolomon Islands754 km (469 mi)SE of epicenterAuki(pop: 7,020)II: Very weakMalaita ProvinceSolomon IslandsNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-09-24EpicenterAgency5.510 km6.2 mi(*)18:00:10Solomon IslandsBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)5.2114 km71 mi18:00:48New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea344 km (214 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)5.2114 km71 mi18:00:48.1New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea344 km (214 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGGFZ (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: Honiara, Solomon Islands (HNR/IU network) | Distance from quake: 746 km / 464 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: Port Moresby, New Guinea (PMG/IU network) | Distance from quake: 1069 km / 664 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 32 km2 (12 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 10 km (6 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Sep 24, 2026 06:00 pm (Universal Time)10 minutes ago5.510 km0 km - This quakePapua New Guinea: Solomon IslandsMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake10 minutes agoSep 24, 2026 18:00 GMT / Sep 24, 2026 06:00 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -4.43 / 155.45: Papua New Guinea: Solomon IslandsSource: BMKGOther sources: RaspberryShake: 5.2 / 114 km, GFZ: 5.2 / 114 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!',5.5,55, '#bb202a', 0.9,1.5, '#bb202a', 0.27);map2.addToMap('thisQuake',-4.43,155.45,'10 minutes ago: Mag. 5.5, Papua New Guinea: Solomon Islands','Earthquake: Mag 5.5 / 10 km (6.2 mi) depth10 minutes agoSep 24, 2026 18:00 GMT / Sep 24, 2026 06:00 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -4.43 / 155.45: Papua New Guinea: Solomon IslandsSource: BMKGOther sources: RaspberryShake: 5.2 / 114 km, GFZ: 5.2 / 114 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)})(); })(); (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=23388747","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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