5.1 magnitude earthquake 119 km from Lae, Morobe, Papua New Guinea
2026-01-14 15:29:02 UTC
UTC time:
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 15:29 PM
Your time:
2026-01-14T15:29:02Z
Magnitude Type:
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USGS page:
M 5.1 - 119 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea
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Reviewed by a seismologist
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2026-01-14 15:29:02 UTC
5.1 magnitude, 172 km depth
Lae, Morobe, Papua New Guinea
Lae, Morobe, Papua New Guinea
5.1 magnitude earthquake
2026-01-14 15:29:02 UTC
at 15:29
January 14, 2026 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.651, 147.12
119.2 km from
Lae
(74.2 miles)
Eastern New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
Depth: 172 km
2026-01-14 20:30:23 UTC
4.2 magnitude, 220 km depth
Finschhafen, Morobe, Papua New Guinea
Finschhafen, Morobe, Papua New Guinea
4.2 magnitude earthquake
2026-01-14 20:30:23 UTC
at 20:30
January 14, 2026 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.483, 147.302
138.2 km from
Finschhafen
(86.2 miles)
Eastern New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
Depth: 220 km
This earthquake is on the map of Southeast Asia and is close to:
Bismarck Sea
Eastern New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
Near S Coast Of New Guinea
New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea
Near N Coast Of New Guinea
Ninigo Islands, Papua New Guinea
D'entrecasteaux Islands
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Gulf Of Carpentaria
S Coast Of Papua, Indonesia
Fed. States Of Micronesia