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M4.5 earthquake near Wewak, East Sepik Province

Name: M4.5 earthquake near Wewak, East Sepik Province
Start: 2024-02-08T03:11:03.665+00:00
Location: 32 km SSE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea

982 d ago · 8 Feb 2024, 03:11 UTC 32 km SSE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea

What happened

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 32 km SSE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea on 8 Feb 2024, 03:11 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 Wewak, about 105 km away in East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea.

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First reported by USGS
17 Oct 2026, 11:21 UTC

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