LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
21 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 21 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea on 05 Oct 2026, 18:28 UTC. The hypocentre was 124.9 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 8 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 124.9 km
- Latitude
- 5.52°S
- Time
- 18:28 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.4
intermediate
150.32°E longitude
05 Oct 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.4
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 130 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 60 tonnes of TNT.
124.9 KM DEEP
At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
8 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 6.0.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
19 Oct 2026, 08:51 UTC · 124.8 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 08:21 UTC · 10 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 08:12 UTC · 10 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 07:55 UTC · 10 km deep