Seismic event — 69 km NW of Lae, Papua New Guinea

Seismic·● resolved·Tier 3 · sober·38d active

Level6.5/ 10

Signals

MagnitudeM5.0

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Monitoring Room, "Seismic event — 69 km NW of Lae, Papua New Guinea", situation page, level 6.5/10 (Monitoring Room's 0–10 severity score), as of 2026-09-14 22:06 UTC, source: USGS. https://monitoringroom.com/s/seismic-us7000thhd

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