Observed earthquake
48 km SSW of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
Recent observationReported by 3 agencies. Every solution below is that agency's own measurement, stored unaltered.
Agency solutions
The same earthquake as measured independently by each agency. Values are never averaged or rewritten.
| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Origin time | Epicentre | Review status | Source record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOFONGFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences | M4.7 mb | 106 km | 2026-10-07 17:36:15 UTC | 4.47°S, 143.85°E | Not stated | gfz2026trcf ↗ |
| EMSCEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre | M4.6 mb | 109 km | 2026-10-07 17:36:15 UTC | 4.44°S, 143.87°E | Not stated | 20261007_0000277 ↗ |
| USGSUnited States Geological Survey | M4.6 mb | 101 km | 2026-10-07 17:36:13 UTC | 4.45°S, 143.86°E | Reviewed by an analyst40 stations | us6000u0te ↗ |
Source: Earthquake solutions from the GEOFON programme, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences. · Retrieved: 2026-10-08 06:52:53 UTC · grouped with match confidence 95%
Source: Earthquake data from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) via SeismicPortal. · Retrieved: 2026-10-07 19:05:17 UTC
Source: Earthquake data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. · Retrieved: 2026-10-07 19:05:14 UTC
Why the agencies differ
Differences of a few tenths of a magnitude unit and tens of kilometres are normal and expected. Each agency uses a different set of seismic stations, a different velocity model for the Earth's interior, and sometimes a different magnitude scale altogether. None of them is “wrong”; they are independent measurements of the same event.
Prakruti groups solutions only when they agree closely in both time and location, and shows the preferred solution — favouring an analyst-reviewed moment magnitude where one exists — while keeping every other solution visible above.