Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported a magnitude 5.4 quake in Papua New Guinea near Mendi, Mendi-Munihu District, Southern Highlands Province, only 11 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Thursday, August 6th, 2026, at 5:46 am local time at a moderately shallow depth of 57. km. 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 German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which listed it as a magnitude 5.2 earthquake.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 Ialibu (pop. 6,900) located 30 km from the epicenter, Mendi (pop. 26,300) 57 km away, Mount Hagen (pop. 33,600) 82 km away, and Kundiawa (pop. 9,400) 125 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.Earthquake data: Date & time: Aug 5, 2026 07:46 pm (Universal Time) local time (5 Aug 2026 19:46 GMT)Magnitude: 5.2Depth: 35.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 6.6°S / 143.88°E (Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea)Primary data source: EMSC