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Significant earthquake

This summarises a recorded earthquake only; it is not a warning or a prediction. Follow AFAD and the competent authorities for official statements and guidance.

NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. earthquake sequence

Active Gardner–Knopoff windows · 13.10.2026 17:36 – ongoing

Earthquakes
9
Largest
M5,3
Mainshock
M5,3 · NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. · 13.10.2026 17:36

Earthquakes of the sequence (oldest to newest)

Earthquakes per day

Earthquakes in the sequence

MagnitudeLocationTime (Europe/Istanbul)Depth
5.3 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. 13.10.2026 17:36 45,0 km
5.1 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. 13.10.2026 19:28 53,0 km
4.7 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. 14.10.2026 05:59 10,0 km
4.9 NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. 14.10.2026 09:27 35,0 km
4.7 147 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 19.10.2026 01:06 10,0 km
4.5 111 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 20.10.2026 17:20 57,4 km
4.8 86 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 22.10.2026 08:23 57,3 km
5.0 153 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 22.10.2026 23:05 10,0 km
4.3 127 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 04.11.2026 15:14 10,0 km

Sequences group earthquakes that have occurred by proximity in time and location (Gardner–Knopoff windows, Poisson rate test). Follow AFAD and Kandilli Observatory for official assessments. (Gardner & Knopoff (1974))