Just 9 minutes ago, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck near Madang, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. The tremor was recorded in the early evening on Sunday, September 20th, 2026, at 7:17 pm local time, at an intermediate depth of 110. km below the surface.The event was reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.Our monitoring service identified a second report from France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS), which listed the quake at magnitude 5.9. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake at magnitude 6.1, Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency at magnitude 6.4, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 6.1.Generally, quakes of this magnitude are recorded by more than one agency, and the results can vary, with subsequent reports that come in after the first one often showing greater accuracy.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 Kainantu (pop. 8,500), located 50 km from the epicenter; Madang (pop. 27,400), 79 km away; Kundiawa (pop. 9,400), 121 km away; and Lae (pop. 76,300), 140 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if these 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 20, 2026 09:17 am (Universal Time) local time (20 Sep 2026 09:17 GMT)Magnitude: 6.1Hypocenter depth: 110.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 5.91°S / 146.06°E (Madang Province, Papua New Guinea)Primary data source: EMSC