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Two shallow earthquakes struck Papua New Guinea on 13 November 2026, a magnitude 4.8 at 19:49 UTC and a magnitude 5.1 at 23:30 UTC, both at depths of about 10 km, according to GDACS alerts. The alerts are rated green, the lowest level, and say about 8,000 and 9,000 people live within 100 km of the respective epicentres. No deaths, injuries or damage are reported in either alert.