Magnitude 5.58 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on January 27, 2026. Photo: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/
An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, on Tuesday (January 27, 2026), the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles), GFZ said.
Published – January 27, 2026 01:36 am IST
