QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/us10004fhm
USGS us10004fhm
19 Jan 2016, 03:22
61 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.2 mb earthquake at 46.4 km depth.
Published location
Where is 61 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea?
This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.
-6.761600, 155.150600
Open the interactive map ↗Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
What the numbers mean
Magnitude measures event size; depth locates the source below the surface. Neither value alone establishes local damage or personal risk.
Need a current safety answer?
Use local emergency authorities and the live USGS event page. This historical evidence page is not an alert service.
Continue exploring
Nearby events with a similar magnitude
Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us10004fhm
Coordinates
-6.7616, 155.1506
Network
us
Significance
416