Observed earthquake
63 km NNE of Lae, 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 | M5.4 mb | 10 km | 2026-10-25 03:29:04 UTC | 6.31°S, 147.13°E | Not stated | gfz2026uwxi ↗ |
| EMSCEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre | M5.2 mb | 86 km | 2026-10-25 03:29:11 UTC | 6.19°S, 147.16°E | Not stated | 20261025_0000051 ↗ |
| USGSUnited States Geological Survey | M5.2 mb | 81 km | 2026-10-25 03:29:10 UTC | 6.17°S, 147.17°E | Reviewed by an analyst43 stations | us6000u4s5 ↗ |
Source: Earthquake solutions from the GEOFON programme, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences. · Retrieved: 2026-10-27 13:25:52 UTC · grouped with match confidence 83%
Source: Earthquake data from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) via SeismicPortal. · Retrieved: 2026-10-27 13:25:50 UTC
Source: Earthquake data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. · Retrieved: 2026-10-27 13:25:48 UTC · grouped with match confidence 97%
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.