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M 4.8 - 31 km SE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea

Magnitude 4.8, depth 124.07 km. reviewed by USGS.

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Earthquake time: 18 October 2026 at 00:28 UTC
First saved by us: 18 October 2026 at 01:17 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 19 October 2026
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Source classification: M4.8 · reviewed

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First saved record · 18 October 2026 at 01:17 UTC

Saved by us

18 October 2026 at 01:17 UTC

Starting point

First saved record

Our first saved version of M 4.8 - 31 km SE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Earthquake time: 18 October 2026 at 00:28 UTC

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Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

{
  "id": "usgs:us6000u32r",
  "category": "earthquake",
  "title": "M 4.8 - 31 km SE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea",
  "occurredAt": "2026-10-18T00:28:29.111Z",
  "issuedAt": "2026-10-18T01:10:24.040Z",
  "place": "31 km SE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea",
  "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u32r",
  "coordinates": [
    146.0489,
    -6.5103
  ],
  "magnitude": 4.8,
  "depth": 124.07,
  "severity": "M4.8",
  "status": "reviewed",
  "summary": "Magnitude 4.8, depth 124.07 km. reviewed by USGS.",
  "source": "usgs",
  "sourceName": "USGS",
  "timeBasis": "Event started",
  "revision": "af747fba3eca7143dcd1162f33b315c95cf533eb25d0b46aad140597532f313a"
}

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