M 4.3 earthquake – 111 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
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Local time: Oct 30, 2026 · 01:20 (UTC+11)
LightIntermediate · 183 km
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- Magnitude
- 4.3body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 183 kmIntermediate earthquake
- Epicenter
- -5.820, 154.605116 km from Arawa
- Energy released
- 43 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
- 284USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Oct 22, 2026.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 43 tons of TNT, 11 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 1971 New Britain Earthquake Jul 14, 1971
- 8.0 60 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea Jan 1, 1916
- 7.9 35 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea Jan 22, 2017
- 7.9 140 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea Dec 17, 2016
- 7.9 56 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea Jul 20, 1975
- 7.8 85 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea Jan 30, 1939