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M5.9 — Madang, Papua New Guinea
5.9
Magnitude
Moderate
24 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
103.0 km Intermediate depth
5 Felt Reports
No Tsunami Alert
Green PAGER Alert
-5.3293, 145.9777 Coordinates
Reviewed Data Status
Epicenter · -5.3293°, 145.9777° · OpenStreetMap

This moderate M5.9 earthquake was a intermediate-depth event, striking at 103 km beneath Madang, Papua New Guinea. Moderate earthquakes are widely felt and can cause light damage near the epicenter, particularly to older or unreinforced structures.

At 103 km, this is an intermediate-depth earthquake. Shaking is distributed across a wider geographic area than shallower events but tends to be less intense at any one location.

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