Real events · Earthquake · 13 October 2026

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake: New Britain region, Papua New Guinea

Photo of the area, not of this event · Photo: NASA image courtesy Jesse Allen, based on data from the MODIS Rapid Response Tea, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

On 13 October 2026 at 18:45 UTC a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck at a depth of 21 km. Location: New Britain region, Papua New Guinea.

M6.0Magnitude

21 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.

Updated 19 October 2026 · All times are UTC.

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Key facts

Time: 13 October 2026, 18:45 UTC
Magnitude: 6.0 (mww)
Depth: 20.8 km
Tsunami: none
Alert level: PAGER: green
Coordinates: -5.48, 152.14
Source: USGS

What the simulator shows

VI+ · 25 km0

VII+0

VIII+0

The simulator turns magnitude and depth into shaking intensity on the Modified Mercalli scale. By that estimate intensity VI, at which loose objects fall from shelves, reaches 25 km from the epicentre, and no town listed in GeoNames lies inside that circle.

This is a simplified model, not a damage report. Real effects depend on soil, buildings, terrain and the details of the event.

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