M5.3 earthquake near Wewak, East Sepik Province
1141 d ago · 1 Sept 2023, 19:09 UTC 46 km SSW of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 46 km SSW of Angoram, Papua New Guinea on 1 Sept 2023, 19:09 UTC at a depth of 118 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Wewak, about 99 km away in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.
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First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC
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