M 5.1 earthquake – 127 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
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Local time: Oct 19, 2026 · 08:31 (UTC+10)
ModerateShallow · 10 km
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- Magnitude
- 5.1moment magnitude (mww)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- -5.439, 152.620128 km from Kokopo
- Energy released
- 674 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
- 400USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Oct 13, 2026.
How strong was it?
Moderate earthquake. It released 674 tons of TNT, 1.4 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 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
In the week before
Earthquakes within 30 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.