LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
31 km SE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 31 km SE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea on 18 Oct 2026, 00:28 UTC. The hypocentre was 124.1 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 5 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 124.1 km
- Latitude
- 6.51°S
- Time
- 00:28 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.8
intermediate
146.05°E longitude
18 Oct 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.8
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 500 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 239 tonnes of TNT.
124.1 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
5 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 6.4.
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