Tsunami information at: US (PTWC) JAPAN (NWPTAC)-BISMARCK SEA-196 km ESE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea-724 km N of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea -6.4

Magnitude 6.4 Region BISMARCK SEA Date time 2026-07-13 08:53:27.9 UTC Location -3.221 ; 148.522 Depth 10 km Distance 713 km N of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea / pop: 283,000 / local time: 18:53:27.9 2026-07-13 192 km ESE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea / pop: 5,800 / local time: 18:53:27.9 2026-07-13 Source parameters provided by: National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey -- Golden, United States (NEIC) ---------- I felt this earthquake Tsunami information at: US (PTWC) JAPAN (NWPTAC) All data providers for this event: Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia -- Canberra, Australia (AUST) British Geological Survey -- Edinburgh, United Kingdom (BGS) Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi dan Geofisika -- Jakarta, Indonesia (BMKG) GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) -- Potsdam, Germany (GFZ) Geonet, GNS science -- Lower Hutt, New Zealand (GNS) Instituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia -- Rome, Italy (INGV) -- DOI: https://terremoti.ingv.it/en/iside Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute -- Istanbul, Türkiye (KOERI) Instituto Geografico Nacional -- Madrid, Spain (IGN) National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey -- Golden, United States (NEIC) Pacific Tsunami Warning Center -- Honolulu, United States (PTWC) EMSC -- Arpajon, France (SC4) Further information can be found at: Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi dan Geofisika -- Jakarta, Indonesia (BMKG) National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey -- Golden, United States (NEIC) GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) -- Potsdam, Germany (GFZ) -------- Earth44 A very strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Bismarck Sea, about 123 kilometers from Papua New Guinea, at 6:53 p.m. local time on Monday, July 13. The offshore earthquake may have been felt by more than 86,000 people across the region. Residents in Lorengau, located about 192 kilometers northwest of the epicenter, likely experienced light shaking. There have been no immediate reports of significant damage, injuries, or tsunami threats. #earth44 #eathquake #earthquakes #papuanewguinea #fyp #viral #trending