M 5.4 earthquake – 33 km ESE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea
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Local time: Oct 25, 2026 · 20:30 (UTC+10)
ModerateIntermediate · 72 kmPAGER green
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- Magnitude
- 5.4moment magnitude (mww)
- Depth
- 72 kmIntermediate earthquake
- Epicenter
- -4.364, 143.084109 km from Wewak
- Energy released
- 1.9 kilotons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- 1"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 4.5max. instrumental (MMI)
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 449USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Jan 26, 2026.
How strong was it?
Moderate earthquake. It released 1.9 kilotons of TNT, 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.
- 7.8 New Guinea, Papua New Guinea Sep 20, 1935
- 7.6 68 km ESE of Aitape, Papua New Guinea Sep 8, 2002
- 7.6 50 km N of Wewak, Papua New Guinea Jul 3, 1918
- 7.5 32 km SW of Tari, Papua New Guinea Feb 25, 2018
- 7.4 93 km SW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea Jul 29, 1917
- 7.3 49 km NNE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea May 7, 1907
- 7.2 44 km SSW of Angoram, Papua New Guinea Jun 24, 1986
- 7.1 132 km NNE of Wewak, Papua New Guinea Aug 26, 1906