Signal · Earthquake · 18 Oct, 07:37 UTC
M4.6 earthquake: 104 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M4.6
mb magnitude
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 104 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea at 07:37 UTC on 18 Oct 2026, according to the USGS. 20 other earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 and above hit within 500 km in the last 30 days; the strongest was M6.2, 86 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea, on 11 Oct 2026. The nearest city OrbitalSpace tracks is Honiara, Solomon Islands, 631 km away.
Event
- Origin time
- 07:37 UTC
- 18 Oct 2026
- Coordinates
- 6.96° S, 154.79° E
- Depth
- Significance
- Felt reports
- PAGER alert
- Review status
- Network
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Nearest tracked city
Within 500 km, last 30 days
20 other quakes nearby, the strongest M6.2.
- M4.7119 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea8 Nov · 420 km420 km · 8 Nov, 22:30 UTC
- M4.9175 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea2 Nov · 174 km174 km · 2 Nov, 05:19 UTC
- M5.0158 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea22 Oct · 316 km316 km · 22 Oct, 20:05 UTC
- M4.889 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea22 Oct · 339 km339 km · 22 Oct, 05:23 UTC
- M4.5111 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea20 Oct · 343 km343 km · 20 Oct, 14:20 UTC
- M4.929 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea19 Oct · 382 km382 km · 19 Oct, 22:42 UTC
- M5.1127 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea18 Oct · 293 km293 km · 18 Oct, 22:31 UTC
- M4.7152 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea18 Oct · 353 km353 km · 18 Oct, 22:06 UTC
- M4.5127 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea14 Oct · 315 km315 km · 14 Oct, 10:31 UTC
- M4.9126 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea14 Oct · 317 km317 km · 14 Oct, 06:27 UTC
- M4.7124 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea14 Oct · 319 km319 km · 14 Oct, 02:59 UTC
- M4.673 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea14 Oct · 356 km356 km · 14 Oct, 02:12 UTC
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- M4.6120 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea13 Oct · 304 km304 km · 13 Oct, 21:47 UTC
- M4.5129 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea13 Oct · 307 km307 km · 13 Oct, 21:10 UTC
- M6.0128 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea13 Oct · 334 km334 km · 13 Oct, 18:45 UTC
- M4.7133 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea13 Oct · 311 km311 km · 13 Oct, 16:31 UTC
- M4.6115 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea13 Oct · 343 km343 km · 13 Oct, 16:29 UTC
- M5.1122 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea13 Oct · 339 km339 km · 13 Oct, 16:28 UTC
- M5.3129 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea13 Oct · 332 km332 km · 13 Oct, 14:36 UTC
- M6.286 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea11 Oct · 107 km107 km · 11 Oct, 14:07 UTC
Magnitude 4.5 and above from the USGS monthly feed.