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M5.1 earthquake - 138 km NNW of Kiunga, Papua New Guinea

3854 d ago · 28 Mar 2016, 06:21 UTC 138 km NNW of Kiunga, Papua New Guinea

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 138 km NNW of Kiunga, Papua New Guinea on 28 Mar 2016, 06:21 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Wamena, about 220 km away in Highland Papua, Indonesia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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