Earthquake
M 6.4 earthquake, 49 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea
Origin time: 2026-09-20 09:17 UTC
- Magnitude
- M 6.4 (mww)
- Peak shaking estimate · USGS
- V — moderate
USGS PAGER: GreenEstimate: No casualties or damage likely
104 km deep · 30 felt reports
Reviewed by a USGS seismologist
Revised by USGS · 2026-09-21 09:25 UTC
What this tells you
Magnitude measures quake size; MMI is local shaking intensity. Estimates do not confirm injuries or damage.
- Nearest indexed city
- Lae, Papua New Guinea · 140 km
- People nearby
- 76,000 in 1 town or city within 200 km. Proximity, not people affected. Source: GeoNames indexed cities.
2020 estimates · people/km². Population context, not people affected.
Citation & source notes
- Origin time
- 2026-09-20 09:17 UTC
- Agency revision
- 2026-09-21 09:25 UTC
- Retrieved by this site
- 2026-10-11 19:49 UTC
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Agency measurements and details
- Magnitude
- M 6.4 (mww)
- Depth
- 104 km
- Origin time
- 2026-09-20 09:17 UTC
- Status
- Reviewed by USGS
- Last revised
- 2026-09-21 09:25 UTC
- Impact alert
- Green — No casualties or damage likely
- Felt reports
- 30 responses
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