M 4.2 earthquake – 25 km S of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
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Local time: Oct 20, 2026 · 10:05 (UTC+10)
LightShallow · 10 km
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- Magnitude
- 4.2body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- -6.311, 145.34326 km from Goroka
- 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.
- 8.0 1906 Papua New Guinea Earthquake Sep 14, 1906
- 7.6 38 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea Oct 2, 1906
- 7.6 70 km E of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea Sep 10, 2022
- 7.6 48 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea May 12, 1938
- 7.5 32 km SW of Tari, Papua New Guinea Feb 25, 2018
- 7.5 49 km WSW of Wau, Papua New Guinea Feb 26, 1963
- 7.4 54 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea Feb 8, 1987
- 7.2 117 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea Dec 22, 1997