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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 Australia | Morobe Province | Eastern Highlands Province | West New Britain ProvinceHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Strong magnitude 5.4 earthquake at unknown depth24 Sep 23:37 UTC: First to report: BMKG after 7 minutes.Update Thu, 24 Sep 2026, 23:39Magnitude 5.4 earthquake strikes near Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New GuineaA magnitude 5.4 earthquake near Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, was reported only 9 minutes ago by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10. km beneath the epicenter in the morning on Friday, September 25th, 2026, at 9:30 am local time. 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.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.4 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.Weak shaking might have been felt in Finschhafen (pop. 1,100) located 54 km from the epicenter, and Lae (pop. 76,300) 89 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 23:30:26 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Sep 25, 2026, at 09:30 am (GMT +10)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude5.4Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude6.19°S / 147.6°EMorobe Province, Papua New GuineaSeismic antipode6.19°N / 32.4°WShaking intensityVI Strong shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Nearest volcanoUmboi (74 km / 46 mi)Estimated seismic energy released7.9 x 1012 joules (2.21 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1898 tons of TNT or 0.1 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.4 | about seismic energy9 minutes agoSep 24, 2026 23:30 GMT / Sep 25, 2026 09:30 am (GMT +10)Lat / Lng: -6.19 / 147.6: Papua New Guinea RegionSource: BMKGOther sources: GFZ: 5.4 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23389243',-6.19000,147.60000,'9 minutes ago: Mag. 5.4, 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 89 km (55 mi) distance southwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced light 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, 369 km (229 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(*)RegionCountry54 km (33 mi)SE of epicenterFinschhafen(pop: 1,050)IV: LightMorobe ProvincePapua New Guinea89 km (55 mi)SW of epicenterLae(pop: 76,300)IV: LightMorobe ProvincePapua New Guinea155 km (96 mi)SW of epicenterBulolo(pop: 16,000)III: WeakMorobe ProvincePapua New Guinea161 km (100 mi)SW of epicenterWau(pop: 14,600)III: WeakBulolo, Morobe ProvincePapua New Guinea192 km (119 mi)W of epicenterKainantu(pop: 8,510)III: WeakEastern Highlands ProvincePapua New Guinea215 km (134 mi)E of epicenterKandrian(pop: 1,010)III: WeakWest New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea228 km (141 mi)NW of epicenterMadang(pop: 27,400)III: WeakMadang ProvincePapua New Guinea245 km (152 mi)W of epicenterGoroka(pop: 18,500)III: WeakEastern Highlands ProvincePapua New Guinea282 km (175 mi)SW of epicenterKerema(pop: 5,650)III: WeakGulf ProvincePapua New Guinea290 km (180 mi)E of epicenterKimbe(pop: 18,800)III: WeakWest New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea292 km (181 mi)W of epicenterKundiawa(pop: 9,380)III: WeakChimbu ProvincePapua New Guinea295 km (183 mi)S of epicenterPopondetta(pop: 28,200)III: WeakSohe, Northern ProvincePapua New Guinea297 km (185 mi)SW of epicenterBereina(pop: 1,570)III: WeakCentral ProvincePapua New Guinea299 km (186 mi)S of epicenterKokoda(pop: 6,200)III: WeakSohe, Northern ProvincePapua New Guinea309 km (192 mi)SW of epicenterIhu(pop: 712)III: WeakKikori, Gulf ProvincePapua New Guinea320 km (199 mi)S of epicenterManumu(pop: 596)III: WeakCentral ProvincePapua New Guinea369 km (229 mi)S of epicenterPort Moresby(pop: 283,700)II: Very weakNational Capital DistrictPapua New Guinea374 km (233 mi)W of epicenterMount Hagen(pop: 33,600)II: Very weakWestern Highlands ProvincePapua New Guinea399 km (248 mi)W of epicenterIalibu(pop: 6,920)II: Very weakSouthern Highlands ProvincePapua New Guinea432 km (269 mi)W of epicenterLaiagam(pop: 921)II: Very weakEnga ProvincePapua New Guinea436 km (271 mi)W of epicenterWabag(pop: 3,960)II: Very weakEnga ProvincePapua New Guinea436 km (271 mi)W of epicenterMendi(pop: 26,300)II: Very weakSouthern Highlands ProvincePapua New Guinea457 km (284 mi)NW of epicenterAngoram(pop: 1,600)II: Very weakEast Sepik ProvincePapua New Guinea464 km (288 mi)N of epicenterLorengau(pop: 5,810)II: Very weakManus ProvincePapua New Guinea499 km (310 mi)W of epicenterPorgera(pop: 1,580)II: Very weakEnga ProvincePapua New Guinea517 km (321 mi)W of epicenterTari(pop: 8,190)II: Very weakPapua New Guinea529 km (329 mi)NW of epicenterWewak(pop: 18,200)II: Very weakEast Sepik ProvincePapua New Guinea536 km (333 mi)NE of epicenterKavieng(pop: 14,500)II: Very weakNew Ireland ProvincePapua New Guinea552 km (343 mi)NE of epicenterRabaul(pop: 8,070)II: Very weakEast New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea556 km (346 mi)SE of epicenterAlotau(pop: 10,000)II: Very weakMilne Bay ProvincePapua New Guinea556 km (346 mi)E of epicenterKokopo(pop: 26,300)II: Very weakEast New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea573 km (356 mi)W of epicenterAmbunti(pop: 2,070)II: Very weakEast Sepik ProvincePapua New Guinea581 km (361 mi)SW of epicenterDaru(pop: 15,200)II: Very weakWestern ProvincePapua New Guinea596 km (370 mi)SE of epicenterSamarai(pop: 1,640)II: Very weakMilne Bay ProvincePapua New Guinea606 km (376 mi)NE of epicenterNamatanai(pop: 1,540)II: Very weakNew Ireland ProvincePapua New Guinea650 km (404 mi)SE of epicenterKulumadau(pop: 2,500)II: Very weakMilne Bay ProvincePapua New Guinea658 km (409 mi)NE of epicenterLondolovit(pop: 1,640)II: Very weakNew Ireland ProvincePapua New Guinea674 km (419 mi)NW of epicenterAitape(pop: 5,550)II: Very weakWest Sepik ProvincePapua New Guinea768 km (477 mi)SW of epicenterThursday Island(pop: 2,810)II: Very weakTorres, QueenslandAustralia776 km (482 mi)SW of epicenterBamaga(pop: 1,240)II: Very weakNorthern 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 GMT2026-09-24EpicenterAgency5.410 km6.2 mi(*)23:30:26Papua New Guinea RegionBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)5.410 km6.2 mi(*)23:30:24.14Papua New Guinea Region18 km (11 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: Port Moresby, New Guinea (PMG/IU network) | Distance from quake: 361 km / 224 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: 0.1-5.0 Hz. Source: NSF SAGE Facility IRISWS timeseriesplot Web ServiceSeismic station: Honiara, Solomon Islands (HNR/IU network) | Distance from quake: 1407 km / 874 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 25 km2 (10 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 9 km (5 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Sep 25, 2026 09:30 am (GMT +10)9 minutes ago5.410 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 64 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 18.2 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.4 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 7.5 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 64 quakes per year (or 5.3 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 111 quakes per year (or 9.2 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 115 quakes per year (or 9.6 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 7 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