Real events · Earthquake · 20 September 2026
Magnitude 6.4 earthquake: Kainantu area, Papua New Guinea
Satellite view of the area · Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics
On 20 September 2026 at 09:17 UTC a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck at a depth of 113 km. Location: Kainantu area, Papua New Guinea.
M6.4Magnitude
113 kmDepth
0people in the intensity VI+ zone
greenUSGS PAGER
No tsunami message was issued for this earthquake. The USGS PAGER system rates the expected losses as green; the scale runs from green to red.
Open in the simulatorKey facts
- Time
- 20 September 2026, 09:17 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.4 (mww)
- Depth
- 113.0 km
- Tsunami
- none
- Alert level
- PAGER: green
- Coordinates
- -5.90, 146.11
- Source
- USGS
What the simulator shows
At this depth and distance from the nearest towns the model finds no populated place with shaking above intensity V.
This is a simplified model, not a damage report. Real effects depend on soil, buildings, terrain and the details of the event.
Open in the simulatorSources
- Official data: USGS
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): geonames.org
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