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4.8 magnitude earthquake 103 km from Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
2026-01-16 22:07:34 UTC
UTC time:
Friday, January 16, 2026 22:07 PM
Your time:
2026-01-16T22:07:34Z
Magnitude Type:
mb
USGS status:
Reviewed by a seismologist
Reports from the public:
0 people
2026-01-16 22:07:34 UTC
4.8 magnitude, 130 km depth
Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
4.8 magnitude earthquake
2026-01-16 22:07:34 UTC
at 22:07
January 16, 2026 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -4.442, 143.908
103.2 km from
Wewak
(64.2 miles)
Near N Coast Of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
Depth: 130 km
This earthquake is on the map of Southeast Asia and is close to:
New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
Near N Coast Of New Guinea
Near S Coast Of New Guinea
Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea
Bismarck Sea
Ninigo Islands, Papua New Guinea
Eastern New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
S Coast Of Papua, Indonesia
Near N Coast Of Papua, Indonesia
Near S Coast Of Papua, Indonesia
Biak, Indonesia
Papua, Indonesia