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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 | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in Papua New Guinea | Manus Province | New Ireland Province | West New Britain ProvinceHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Strong magnitude 5.1 earthquake at unknown depth6 Aug 16:10 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 8 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 6, 2026 16:01:58 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Aug 6, 2026, at 04:01 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusunconfirmed (uncertain whether an earthquake with these data happened)Magnitude5.07Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude3.038°S / 148.683°EPapua New GuineaSeismic antipode3.038°N / 31.317°WShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Nearest volcanoTitan Ridge (100 km / 62 mi)Estimated seismic energy released2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.1 | about seismic energy8 minutes agoAug 6, 2026 16:01 GMT / Aug 6, 2026 04:01 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -3.038 / 148.683: Papua New Guinea: Bismarck SeaSource: GFZDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23249784',-3.03800,148.68300,'8 minutes ago: Mag. 5.1, Papua New Guinea: Bismarck Sea',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 Lorengau, a town with 5,800 inhabitants in Papua New Guinea, in 192 km (120 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. In the capital of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 736 km (457 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry192 km (120 mi)NW of epicenterLorengau(pop: 5,810)III: WeakManus ProvincePapua New Guinea240 km (149 mi)E of epicenterKavieng(pop: 14,500)II: Very weakNew Ireland ProvincePapua New Guinea323 km (201 mi)SE of epicenterKimbe(pop: 18,800)II: Very weakWest New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea365 km (227 mi)S of epicenterKandrian(pop: 1,010)II: Very weakWest New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea403 km (250 mi)SW of epicenterMadang(pop: 27,400)II: Very weakMadang ProvincePapua New Guinea407 km (253 mi)S of epicenterFinschhafen(pop: 1,050)II: Very weakMorobe ProvincePapua New Guinea407 km (253 mi)E of epicenterRabaul(pop: 8,070)II: Very weakEast New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea423 km (263 mi)E of epicenterNamatanai(pop: 1,540)II: Very weakNew Ireland ProvincePapua New Guinea424 km (263 mi)E of epicenterKokopo(pop: 26,300)II: Very weakEast New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea439 km (273 mi)E of epicenterLondolovit(pop: 1,640)II: Very weakNew Ireland ProvincePapua New Guinea450 km (280 mi)SW of epicenterLae(pop: 76,300)II: Very weakMorobe ProvincePapua New Guinea478 km (297 mi)SW of epicenterKainantu(pop: 8,510)II: Very weakEastern Highlands ProvincePapua New Guinea498 km (310 mi)SW of epicenterGoroka(pop: 18,500)II: Very weakEastern Highlands ProvincePapua New Guinea516 km (320 mi)SW of epicenterBulolo(pop: 16,000)II: Very weakMorobe ProvincePapua New Guinea525 km (326 mi)W of epicenterAngoram(pop: 1,600)II: Very weakEast Sepik ProvincePapua New Guinea526 km (327 mi)SW of epicenterWau(pop: 14,600)II: Very weakBulolo, Morobe ProvincePapua New Guinea529 km (329 mi)SW of epicenterKundiawa(pop: 9,380)II: Very weakChimbu ProvincePapua New Guinea564 km (350 mi)W of epicenterWewak(pop: 18,200)II: Very weakEast Sepik ProvincePapua New Guinea585 km (363 mi)SW of epicenterMount Hagen(pop: 33,600)II: Very weakWestern Highlands ProvincePapua New Guinea600 km (373 mi)SW of epicenterLaiagam(pop: 921)II: Very weakEnga ProvincePapua New Guinea614 km (382 mi)SW of epicenterWabag(pop: 3,960)II: Very weakEnga ProvincePapua New Guinea633 km (393 mi)SW of epicenterIalibu(pop: 6,920)I: Not feltSouthern Highlands ProvincePapua New Guinea635 km (395 mi)SW of epicenterKerema(pop: 5,650)I: Not feltGulf ProvincePapua New Guinea652 km (405 mi)SW of epicenterIhu(pop: 712)I: Not feltKikori, Gulf ProvincePapua New Guinea656 km (408 mi)SW of epicenterMendi(pop: 26,300)I: Not feltSouthern Highlands ProvincePapua New Guinea736 km (457 mi)S of epicenterPort Moresby(pop: 283,700)I: Not feltNational Capital DistrictPapua New GuineaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-08-6EpicenterAgency5.0710 km6.2 mi(*)16:01:58.9Bismarck SeaGFZ (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: 728 km / 452 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: Honiara, Solomon Islands (HNR/IU network) | Distance from quake: 1434 km / 891 mi | Show on map | Station InfoShow morePrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake8 minutes agoAug 6, 2026 16:01 GMT / Aug 6, 2026 04:01 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -3.038 / 148.683: Papua New Guinea: Bismarck SeaSource: GFZDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!',5.1,51, '#bb202a', 0.9,1.5, '#bb202a', 0.27);map2.addToMap('thisQuake',-3.038,148.683,'8 minutes ago: Mag. 5.1, Papua New Guinea: Bismarck Sea','Earthquake: Mag 5.1 / 10 km (6.2 mi) depth8 minutes agoAug 6, 2026 16:01 GMT / Aug 6, 2026 04:01 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: -3.038 / 148.683: Papua New Guinea: Bismarck SeaSource: GFZDetail 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=23249784","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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