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Significant 5.6 quake hits near Mendi, Mendi-Munihu District, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea #795474 Mon 26 Jan 2026 05:16:PM
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Webmaster Launch Director Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 678,977 Los Angeles, USA	Significant 5.6 quake hits near Mendi, Mendi-Munihu District, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea An intermediate magnitude 5.6 earthquake was reported early morning near Mendi, Mendi-Munihu District, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea. According to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, the quake hit on Tuesday, January 27th, 2026, at 3:06 am local time at an intermediate depth of 70. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report. A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 5.5 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.5, and the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.5. Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Mendi (pop. 26,300) located 47 km from the epicenter, and Ialibu (pop. 6,900) 51 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking. Weak shaking might have been felt in Mount Hagen (pop. 33,600) located 103 km from the epicenter, Tari (pop. 8,200) 107 km away, and Tari (pop. 8,200) 110 km away. VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake. Earthquake data: Date & time: Jan 26, 2026 05:06 pm (Universal Time) local time (26 Jan 2026 17:06 GMT) Magnitude: 5.5 Depth: 10.00 km Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.56°S / 143.62°E (Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea) Primary data source: BMKG https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquake/news/293005/Significant-56-quake-hits-near-Mendi-Mendi-Munihu-District-Southern-Highlands-Province-Papua-New-Gui.html

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