LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
96 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 96 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea on 06 Nov 2026, 00:02 UTC. The hypocentre was 97.8 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 4 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 97.8 km
- Latitude
- 5.92°S
- Time
- 00:02 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.6
intermediate
146.66°E longitude
06 Nov 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.6
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 250 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 120 tonnes of TNT.
97.8 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
4 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.2.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
07 Nov 2026, 23:27 UTC · 10 km deep
07 Nov 2026, 23:25 UTC · 607 km deep
07 Nov 2026, 23:17 UTC · 10 km deep
07 Nov 2026, 20:55 UTC · 136.7 km deep