LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
52 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 52 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea on 19 Oct 2026, 22:42 UTC. The hypocentre was 76.1 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 13 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 76.1 km
- Latitude
- 4.81°S
- Time
- 22:42 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.9
intermediate
152.20°E longitude
19 Oct 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.9
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 710 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 338 tonnes of TNT.
76.1 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
13 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 6.0.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
20 Oct 2026, 00:38 UTC · 10 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 21:43 UTC · 102.1 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 19:16 UTC · 10 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 18:55 UTC · 10 km deep