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Event type: Earthquake Region: New Guinea, Papua New Guinea Geographic coordinates: 6 500S, 143 565E Magnitude: 5 6 Depth: 8 km Universal Time (UTC): 26 Jan 2026 17:06:22 Time near the Epicenter (1): 27 Jan 2026 04:06:22 Time in your area (1): 27 Jan 2026 03:06:22

Location with respect to nearby cities: 40 3 km (25 0 mi) SSW of Mendi, Papua New Guinea 102 4 km (63 5 mi) SW of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea 206 8 km (128 2 mi) WSW of Goroka, Papua New Guinea 255 1 km (158 2 mi) E of Kiunga, Papua New Guinea 283 8 km (176 0 mi) WSW of Madang, Papua New Guinea

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