Moderate yet deep 5.1 quake hits near Madang, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
5.1 quake 26 Dec 11:11 pm (GMT +10)

Papua New Guinea was shaken near Madang, Madang Province, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.1 only 15 minutes ago, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The quake hit at an intermediate depth of 102 km beneath the epicenter near Madang, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, late at night on Tuesday, December 26th, 2023, at 11:11 pm local time. The strength of the earthquake may have been tempered by its relative great depth below the surface, which makes it feel weaker in absolute terms. 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 German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which listed it as a magnitude 5.1 earthquake as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Madang (pop. 27,400) located 57 km from the epicenter, Kundiawa (pop. 9,400) 86 km away, and Goroka (pop. 18,500) 87 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Kainantu (pop. 8,500) located 127 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Dec 26, 2023 11:11 pm (Port Moresby time) local time (26 Dec 2023 13:11 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.1
Depth: 80.5 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 5.22°S / 145.28°E (Papua New Guinea)
Primary data source: USGS
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