International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1584551
Event time 2026-02-28 06:23:25 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-27 20:23:25 - [It was evening in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-28 06:58:44 (UTC)
Magnitude 5.4
Depth 41.382 km
Class Moderate
Hypocenter Shallow depth
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 reviewed
Data provider USGS

Location
Continent Indonesian Archipelago
Country Papua New Guinea
Administration area East New Britain
Nearest settlement Kokopo
Distance 141 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 (100,15 km), Bialla (100,15 km), Kokopo (141,22 km), Kokopo (141,22 km)
Nearest airports
Manguna Airport (7,95 km), Manguna Airport (7,95 km), Cape Orford Airport (27,25 km), Cape Orford Airport (27,25 km), Gonaili Airport (31,17 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Bamus volcano (78,83 km), Ulawun volcano (79,58 km), Likuruanga volcano (83,33 km), Hargy volcano (86,81 km), Sulu Range volcano (101,19 km)
Quick Analysis