Papua New Guinea was shaken near Kokopo, Kokopo District, East New Britain Province, by a magnitude 5.2 earthquake only 8 minutes ago, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported.The quake struck at an intermediate depth of 114. km beneath the epicenter near Kokopo, Kokopo District, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, early on Friday morning, September 25th, 2026, at 4:00 am local time. The earthquake’s strength may have been tempered by its relatively great depth below the surface, making it feel weaker in absolute terms. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake may be revised over the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, which also listed it as a magnitude 5.2 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 may 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 the magnitude and depth if they 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: Sep 24, 2026 06:00 pm (Universal Time) local time (24 Sep 2026 18:00 GMT)Magnitude: 5.5Hypocenter depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 4.43°S / 155.45°E (Papua New Guinea)Primary data source: BMKG