# Diplomatic Withdrawal and Earthquake

- Place: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (-9.4438, 147.1803)
- Published: 2026-11-12T11:08:39.542Z · expires 2026-11-19T11:08:39.542Z
- Floors (The Arena): E12 States, E2 Nuclei, E7 Ecosystems, E13 Civilizations
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has begun withdrawing staff from its office in Port Moresby, per taipeitimes.com.

UNICEF has called for continued investment in Papua New Guinea’s children as El Niño deepens hardship, reports unicef.org.

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck western Papua New Guinea, shaking the region and prompting concern over infrastructure damage, spa.gov.sa reports.

## Sources

- [UNICEF calls for continued investment in Papua New Guinea’s children as El Niño deepens hardship](https://www.unicef.org/png/press-releases/unicef-calls-continued-investment-papua-new-guineas-children-el-ni%C3%B1o-deepens) · unicef.org · 2026-11-12
- [MOFA begins withdrawal of staff from office in PNG](https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2026/11/12/2003867599) · taipeitimes.com · 2026-11-12
- [5.2-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Western Papua New Guinea](https://spa.gov.sa/en/N2723897) · spa.gov.sa · 2026-11-11
- [Staff begin to depart PNG after office closure](https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2026/11/11/2003867559) · taipeitimes.com · 2026-11-10

## Open data shown on the globe

- M5.2 earthquake · USGS · plate boundaries: Bird 2003: 124 km deep · 2 d ago · 4 quakes nearby this week · check: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=-16.4,138.2&extent=-2.4,156.2&range=week