M 4.2 earthquake – 128 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
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Local time: Oct 20, 2026 · 07:34 (UTC+10)
LightIntermediate · 70 km
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- Magnitude
- 4.2body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 70 kmIntermediate earthquake
- Epicenter
- -5.257, 151.552129 km from Kokopo
- Energy released
- 30 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 271USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Oct 18, 2026.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 30 tons of TNT, 16 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Papua New Guinea.
- 8.1 1919 Papua New Guinea Earthquake May 6, 1919
- 8.1 1971 Bougainville Earthquake Jul 26, 1971
- 8.0 2000 New Ireland Earthquake Nov 16, 2000
- 8.0 1971 New Britain Earthquake Jul 14, 1971
- 8.0 60 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea Jan 1, 1916
- 7.9 140 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea Dec 17, 2016
- 7.8 74 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea Feb 2, 1920
- 7.8 138 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea Nov 17, 2000