M 5.0 earthquake – 153 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
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Local time: Oct 23, 2026 · 06:05 (UTC+10)
ModerateShallow · 10 km
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- Magnitude
- 5.0body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- -5.728, 152.265154 km from Kokopo
- Energy released
- 477 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
- 385USGS 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?
Moderate earthquake. It released 477 tons of TNT, 1 times the energy of 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
In the week before
Earthquakes within 30 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.