Earthquake · Reviewed by USGS

M4.8 earthquake 66 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 66 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea at Jun 16, 2026, 13:03 UTC, at a depth of 65 km. The epicentre was 67 km (41 mi) SSE of Kokopo.

Details

Magnitude	4.8 mb
Time	Jun 16, 2026, 13:03 UTC
Depth	65.3 km
Coordinates	-4.930, 152.389
Felt reports	0
Tsunami flag	None
Source	USGS event page

Fig. 1The epicentre and other earthquakes within 100 km, since the day before

01 — Nearby

Nearest cities

02 — Around it

Other earthquakes within 100 km

Other earthquakes within 100 km since the day before this event
Magnitude	Location	Distance	Depth	Time
5.0	153 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	90 km / 56 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 22, 20:05 UTC
4.8	86 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	27 km / 17 mi	depth 57 km	Oct 22, 05:23 UTC
4.5	111 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	54 km / 33 mi	depth 57 km	Oct 20, 14:20 UTC
4.9	52 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	25 km / 15 mi	depth 76 km	Oct 19, 22:42 UTC
5.1	129 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	64 km / 40 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 18, 22:31 UTC
4.7	147 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	96 km / 60 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 18, 22:06 UTC
4.9	121 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	59 km / 36 mi	depth 35 km	Oct 14, 06:27 UTC
4.7	128 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	63 km / 39 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 14, 02:59 UTC
4.6	75 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	82 km / 51 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 14, 02:12 UTC
4.6	126 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	60 km / 37 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 13, 21:47 UTC
4.5	129 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	64 km / 40 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 13, 21:10 UTC
6.0	126 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	68 km / 42 mi	depth 21 km	Oct 13, 18:45 UTC
5.1	123 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	65 km / 41 mi	depth 37 km	Oct 13, 16:28 UTC
5.3	129 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	71 km / 44 mi	depth 30 km	Oct 13, 14:36 UTC
4.7	121 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	64 km / 40 mi	depth 51 km	Oct 9, 20:20 UTC
4.9	55 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	64 km / 40 mi	depth 21 km	Oct 6, 08:45 UTC
4.6	67 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	64 km / 40 mi	depth 87 km	Oct 2, 20:26 UTC
5.0	115 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	58 km / 36 mi	depth 51 km	Sep 30, 08:15 UTC
4.9	74 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	55 km / 34 mi	depth 68 km	Sep 26, 21:49 UTC
5.6	72 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	62 km / 39 mi	depth 70 km	Sep 26, 14:08 UTC
5.1	33 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	35 km / 22 mi	depth 101 km	Sep 24, 18:00 UTC
4.6	64 km SW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea	88 km / 54 mi	depth 166 km	Sep 16, 09:57 UTC
4.4	101 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	42 km / 26 mi	depth 35 km	Sep 7, 22:12 UTC
4.3	28 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	58 km / 36 mi	depth 67 km	Sep 7, 21:15 UTC
4.2	136 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	89 km / 55 mi	depth 35 km	Sep 6, 22:15 UTC

USGS can revise magnitude and location after the first report. See magnitude vs intensity and aftershocks.