International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1584546
Event time 2026-02-28 06:23:30 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-28 16:23:30 - [It was afternoon in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-28 06:23:30 (UTC)
Magnitude 5.4
Depth 71.3311 km
Class Moderate
Hypocenter Medium deep
Mercalli scale 6
Possible effects Everyone feels movement. People have trouble walking. Objects fall from shelves. Pictures fall off walls. Furniture moves. Plaster in walls might crack. Trees and bushes shake. Damage is slight in poorly built buildings. No structural damage.
Data status confirmed
Data provider Oman Meteorology

Location
Continent Indonesian Archipelago
Country Papua New Guinea
Administration area East New Britain
Nearest settlement Kokopo
Distance 144 km
Course SSW
Surface type underground quake



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Bialla (95,27 km), Bialla (95,27 km), Kokopo (144,12 km), Kokopo (144,12 km), Kimbe (148,40 km)
Nearest airports
Manguna Airport (3,22 km), Manguna Airport (3,22 km), Gonaili Airport (25,86 km), Gonaili Airport (25,86 km), Cape Orford Airport (32,70 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Bamus volcano (74,71 km), Ulawun volcano (76,53 km), Likuruanga volcano (80,97 km), Hargy volcano (81,94 km), Sulu Range volcano (95,85 km)
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