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A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea at a depth of about 72 kilometers on October 25, 2026, at 10:30 UTC, according to GDACS. GDACS estimated that about 420,000 people were exposed to shaking at MMI IV. The alert was classified as green, GDACS's lowest severity level, indicating limited expected impact. No deaths, injuries or damage were reported in the sources, and the quake followed a magnitude 5.2 event in the same country earlier that day.