Magnitude 6.6 (mww), 98 km deep, 17 km W of Lae, Papua New Guinea — 6.74°S, 146.84°E. October 7, 2025 at 11:05 UTC. Tsunami: USGS flags this quake as having caused one, or the potential for one. Felt reports to USGS: 72. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000rfb2 Data: US Geological Survey (public domain).