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M 5.1 - 122 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

Magnitude 5.1, depth 38.708 km. reviewed by USGS.

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Earthquake time: 13 October 2026 at 16:28 UTC
First saved by us: 13 October 2026 at 17:13 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 14 October 2026
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Source classification: M5.1 · reviewed

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The saved record

What changed

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Saved by us
14 October 2026 at 15:58 UTC
Version 2
Earthquake location revised
Title
Before
M 5.1 - 119 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
After
M 5.1 - 122 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake time
Before
13 October 2026 at 16:28:14.303 UTC
After
13 October 2026 at 16:28:15.454 UTC
Source updated
Before
13 October 2026 at 16:58 UTC
After
14 October 2026 at 15:44 UTC
Reported area
Before
119 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
After
122 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Reported position
Before
5.42°S, 152.11°E
After
5.43°S, 152.09°E
Depth (km)
Before
28.4
After
38.708
Source summary
Before
Magnitude 5.1, depth ~~28.4~~ km. reviewed by USGS.
After
Magnitude 5.1, depth 38.708 km. reviewed by USGS.
Earthquake time: 13 October 2026 at 16:28 UTC
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Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.
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First saved record · 13 October 2026 at 17:13 UTC

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13 October 2026 at 17:13 UTC

Starting point

First saved record

Our first saved version of M 5.1 - 119 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Earthquake time: 13 October 2026 at 16:28 UTC

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

{
  "id": "usgs:us6000u23d",
  "category": "earthquake",
  "title": "M 5.1 - 119 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea",
  "occurredAt": "2026-10-13T16:28:14.303Z",
  "issuedAt": "2026-10-13T16:58:34.040Z",
  "place": "119 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea",
  "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u23d",
  "coordinates": [
    152.1142,
    -5.4162
  ],
  "magnitude": 5.1,
  "depth": 28.4,
  "severity": "M5.1",
  "status": "reviewed",
  "summary": "Magnitude 5.1, depth 28.4 km. reviewed by USGS.",
  "source": "usgs",
  "sourceName": "USGS",
  "timeBasis": "Event started",
  "revision": "d6eebfa14f1402df31fc486762c4eb02127cf6212edbc73d7121bca6cb5745d7"
}

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M 5.1 - 122 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

What changed

Earthquake location revised

First saved record