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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 Solomon Islands | West New Britain Province | East New Britain Province | New Ireland ProvinceHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Strong magnitude 5.1 earthquake at unknown depth8 Jul 11:30 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 8 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJul 8, 2026 11:22:58 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Jul 8, 2026, at 09:22 pm (GMT +10)Statusunconfirmed (uncertain whether an earthquake with these data happened)Magnitude5.08Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude5.426°S / 151.254°EEast New Britain Province, Papua New GuineaSeismic antipode5.426°N / 28.746°WShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Nearest volcanoHargy (20 km / 12 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 12.8°C (55 F), humidity: 94%, wind: 1 m/s (1 kts) from EEstimated 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 agoJul 8, 2026 11:22 GMT / Jul 8, 2026 09:22 pm (GMT +10)Lat / Lng: -5.426 / 151.254: New Britain Region, Papua New GuineaSource: GFZOther sources: RaspberryShake: 5.1 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23169536',-5.42600,151.25400,'8 minutes ago: Mag. 5.1, New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea',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 Kimbe, a town with 19,000 inhabitants in Papua New Guinea, in 124 km (77 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. In the capital of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, 639 km (397 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(*)RegionCountry124 km (77 mi)W of epicenterKimbe(pop: 18,800)III: WeakWest New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea165 km (102 mi)NE of epicenterKokopo(pop: 26,300)III: WeakEast New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea170 km (105 mi)NE of epicenterRabaul(pop: 8,070)III: WeakEast New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea208 km (129 mi)SW of epicenterKandrian(pop: 1,010)III: WeakWest New Britain ProvincePapua New Guinea236 km (147 mi)NE of epicenterNamatanai(pop: 1,540)III: WeakNew Ireland ProvincePapua New Guinea304 km (189 mi)NE of epicenterLondolovit(pop: 1,640)II: Very weakNew Ireland ProvincePapua New Guinea321 km (200 mi)N of epicenterKavieng(pop: 14,500)II: Very weakNew Ireland ProvincePapua New Guinea399 km (248 mi)W of epicenterFinschhafen(pop: 1,050)II: Very weakMorobe ProvincePapua New Guinea438 km (272 mi)S of epicenterKulumadau(pop: 2,500)II: Very weakMilne Bay ProvincePapua New Guinea478 km (297 mi)E of epicenterPanguna(pop: 2,920)II: Very weakBougainvillePapua New Guinea485 km (302 mi)E of epicenterArawa(pop: 40,300)II: Very weakBougainvillePapua New Guinea493 km (306 mi)W of epicenterLae(pop: 76,300)II: Very weakMorobe ProvincePapua New Guinea499 km (310 mi)SW of epicenterPopondetta(pop: 28,200)II: Very weakSohe, Northern ProvincePapua New Guinea512 km (318 mi)E of epicenterBuin(pop: 750)II: Very weakSouth Bougainville, BougainvillePapua New Guinea544 km (338 mi)SW of epicenterWau(pop: 14,600)II: Very weakBulolo, Morobe ProvincePapua New Guinea546 km (339 mi)SW of epicenterKokoda(pop: 6,200)II: Very weakSohe, Northern ProvincePapua New Guinea547 km (340 mi)W of epicenterBulolo(pop: 16,000)II: Very weakMorobe ProvincePapua New Guinea551 km (342 mi)S of epicenterAlotau(pop: 10,000)II: Very weakMilne Bay ProvincePapua New Guinea574 km (357 mi)SW of epicenterManumu(pop: 596)II: Very weakCentral ProvincePapua New Guinea580 km (361 mi)S of epicenterSamarai(pop: 1,640)II: Very weakMilne Bay ProvincePapua New Guinea581 km (361 mi)NW of epicenterLorengau(pop: 5,810)II: Very weakManus ProvincePapua New Guinea586 km (364 mi)E of epicenterTaro(pop: 1,050)II: Very weakBatava, ChoiseulSolomon Islands604 km (375 mi)W of epicenterKainantu(pop: 8,510)II: Very weakEastern Highlands ProvincePapua New Guinea634 km (394 mi)SW of epicenterBereina(pop: 1,570)I: Not feltCentral ProvincePapua New Guinea639 km (397 mi)SW 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 GMT2026-07-8EpicenterAgency5.0810 km6.2 mi(*)11:22:58.85New Britain Region, Papua New GuineaGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)5.110 km6.2 mi(*)11:22:58New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea0.6 km (0.4 mi) epicenter difference with GFZRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)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();}]]>SeismogramsSeismic station: Port Moresby, New Guinea (PMG/IU network) | Distance from quake: 632 km / 393 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 ServiceShow 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 13 km2 (5 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 6 km (4 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Jul 8, 2026 09:22 pm (GMT +10)8 minutes ago5.110 km0 km - This quakeNew Britain Region, Papua New GuineaMain 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 68 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.11 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 9.1 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 1.4 quakes per yearMag. 5 or higher: 14.9 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 68 quakes per year (or 5.7 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 147 quakes per year (or 12.3 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 150 quakes per year (or 12.5 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 14 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake