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M4.2 earthquake near Mendi, Southern Highlands Province

3069 d ago · 23 May 2018, 21:14 UTC 40 km SSW of Mendi, Papua New Guinea

What happened

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 40 km SSW of Mendi, Papua New Guinea on 23 May 2018, 21:14 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Mendi, about 40 km away in Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    17 Oct 2026, 09:01 UTC

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