Strong mag. 5.1 earthquake - Solomon Sea, 52 km southeast of Sakar Island, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, on Friday, Oct 30, 2026, at 01:04 pm (Port Moresby time)
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Reported by Volcano Discovery
📍 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (approximate) 🕑 1 d ago
📰 How this story developed
3 reports of this incident, first to latest. It stays on the live map for 48 hours from the first report.
- Thu 29 Oct, 06:28 · 1 d ago Very strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - 50 km east of Olsobip, Western Province, Papua New Guinea, on Thursday, Oct 29, 2026, at 01:26 pm (Port Moresby time) Volcano Discovery · first report
- Thu 29 Oct, 08:14 · 1 d ago Moderate mag. 4.7 earthquake - 74 km northwest of Tari, Hela, Papua New Guinea, on Thursday, Oct 29, 2026, at 03:10 pm (Port Moresby time) Volcano Discovery
- Fri 30 Oct, 06:14 · 8 h ago Strong mag. 5.1 earthquake - Solomon Sea, 52 km southeast of Sakar Island, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, on Friday, Oct 30, 2026, at 01:04 pm (Port Moresby time) Volcano Discovery
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📰 Story summary
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- Strong mag.
- 5.1 earthquake - Solomon Sea, 52 km southeast of Sakar Island, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, on Friday, Oct 30, 2026, at 01:04 pm (Port Moresby time)
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