Strong mag. 5.4 earthquake - 109 km southwest of Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, on Sunday, Oct 25, 2026, at 08:30 pm (Port Moresby time)
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📍 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (approximate) 🕑 13 h 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.
- Sun 25 Oct, 03:02 · 13 h ago Moderate mag. 4.4 earthquake - 86 km northwest of Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea, on Sunday, Oct 25, 2026, at 09:43 am (Port Moresby time) Volcano Discovery · first report
- Sun 25 Oct, 07:36 · 9 h ago Strong mag. 5.2 earthquake - 64 km north of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, on Sunday, Oct 25, 2026, at 01:29 pm (Port Moresby time) Volcano Discovery
- Sun 25 Oct, 13:30 · 3 h ago Strong mag. 5.4 earthquake - 109 km southwest of Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, on Sunday, Oct 25, 2026, at 08:30 pm (Port Moresby time) Volcano Discovery
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🛡 Safety advice
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📰 Story summary
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- Strong mag.
- 5.4 earthquake - 109 km southwest of Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, on Sunday, Oct 25, 2026, at 08:30 pm (Port Moresby time)
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