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M 5.3 - 122 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

Magnitude 5.3, depth 18.521 km. reviewed by USGS.

Earthquake time
13 October 2026 at 14:36 UTC
First saved by us
13 October 2026 at 14:58 UTC
Last included in a daily record
14 October 2026

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Source classification
M5.3 · reviewed

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First saved record · 13 October 2026 at 14:58 UTC
  1. Saved by us

    Starting point

    First saved record

    Our first saved version of M 5.3 - 122 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Earthquake time: 13 October 2026 at 14:36 UTC

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

    {
      "id": "usgs:us6000u21s",
      "category": "earthquake",
      "title": "M 5.3 - 122 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea",
      "occurredAt": "2026-10-13T14:36:10.660Z",
      "issuedAt": "2026-10-13T14:54:13.040Z",
      "place": "122 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea",
      "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u21s",
      "coordinates": [
        152.1255,
        -5.4448
      ],
      "magnitude": 5.3,
      "depth": 18.521,
      "severity": "M5.3",
      "status": "reviewed",
      "summary": "Magnitude 5.3, depth 18.521 km. reviewed by USGS.",
      "source": "usgs",
      "sourceName": "USGS",
      "timeBasis": "Event started",
      "revision": "6c358e417b694878c3b0a66c2883b72a0d8d42d3e840a380e5a80c38f6f6dde7"
    }
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