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Magnitude 5.7 earthquake reported in eastern New Guinea region
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has been reported in the eastern New Guinea region of Papua New Guinea. A single source has recorded the seismic event. Whether the tremor resulted in damage or casualties remains unconfirmed.
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WhereGuinea
9.778, -12.775 ±400 km
First reported35 days ago
Published2026-09-20 13:06 UTC
Sources1
How this travelled.
Reports1Independent tellings1
1 independently corroborated telling.
Corrections and updates
No published correction or update is recorded. This does not reconstruct changes made before correction records were kept.
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Global Event Monitor. Magnitude 5.7 earthquake reported in eastern New Guinea region. 2026-09-20T13:06:18.295Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:2976. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-20/m-5-7-eastern-new-guinea-reg-p-n-g-0dbf0baf
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