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M4.2 earthquake near Mendi, Southern Highlands Province

Name: M4.2 earthquake near Mendi, Southern Highlands Province
Start: 2019-09-24T08:01:42.211+00:00
Location: 17 km SSE of Tari, Papua New Guinea

2581 d ago · 24 Sept 2019, 08:01 UTC 17 km SSE of Tari, Papua New Guinea

What happened

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 17 km SSE of Tari, Papua New Guinea on 24 Sept 2019, 08:01 UTC at a depth of 41 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 71 km away in Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.

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First reported by USGS
17 Oct 2026, 09:33 UTC

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