M 5.5 in Papua New Guinea on 25 Jun 2026 06:19 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1548439
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.5M
Depth: 33 Km
Lat/Lon: -4.3413 , 152.9318
Event Date: 25 Jun 2026 06:19 UTC
25 Jun 2026 16:19 Local
Exposed Population: 240 thousand in MMI>=IV
Inserted at: 25 Jun 2026 15:34 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
7.6 (Papua New Guinea)

GDACS Score

For more info on GDACS alert score click here.
  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000t81q Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
Analytical products
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Terremoto in Venezuela: almeno 235 morti, migliaia i dispersi, si teme.. 6/26/2026 7:48:00 AM.

Il bilancio dei due devastanti terremoti che hanno sconvolto il Venezuela continua a crescere ora dopo ora. Al momento si parla di 235 morti e 4300 feriti , ma ci sarebbero ancora centinaia di dispersi anche se una stima precisa è difficile
...(more)
Multiple earthquakes strike the Pacific Ring of Fire in 24 hours 6/25/2026 7:14:00 PM.

A surge of seismic activity across several regions of the world has captured global attention after at least six significant earthquakes were recorded within 24 hours, including the devastating and caused widespread damage. The sequence be
...(more)
Cosa c’è sotto il Venezuela, il contesto geologico dietro la doppia sc.. 6/25/2026 8:46:00 AM.

Nelle ultime ore il nostro pianeta ha registrato un''attività sismica eccezionale, con cinque forti terremoti che hanno colpito diverse aree del globo. La situazione più drammatica si sta vivendo nel nord-centro del Venezuela , colpito da d
...(more)
Significant 5.5 quake hits near Kokopo, Kokopo District, East New Brit.. 6/25/2026 6:54:00 AM.

Just 7 minutes ago, a 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck near Kokopo, Kokopo District, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. The tremor was recorded in the afternoon on Thursday, June 25th, 2026, at 4:19 pm local time, at a shallow dept
...(more)

View more news

Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), (2), INFORM (2),