# M 4.6 — 76 km NNE of Lae, Papua New Guinea

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## Agency facts

- Magnitude: M 4.6 (mb)
- Depth: 82 km
- Origin time: 2026-10-03 17:24 UTC
- Status: Reviewed by USGS
- Nearest indexed city: Lae, Papua New Guinea · 77 km
- People nearby: 76,000 in 1 town or city within 200 km. Proximity, not people affected. Source: GeoNames indexed cities.

## Source clocks

- Origin time: 2026-10-03T17:24:12.545Z
- Agency revision: 2026-10-03T17:52:33.040Z
- Retrieved by this site: 2026-10-11T20:31:30.588Z

## Citation and sources

M 4.6 earthquake, 76 km NNE of Lae, Papua New Guinea

82 km deep

Reviewed by a USGS seismologist

Origin time: 2026-10-03 17:24 UTC

Agency revision: 2026-10-03 17:52 UTC

Retrieved by this site: 2026-10-11 20:31 UTC



Sources:

USGS: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000tzdj



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