M5.7 earthquake strikes 234 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea

This earthquake in Papua New Guinea exemplifies the 'famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places' prophesied for the end times. While a single M5.7 event is moderate rather than catastrophic, it contributes to the pattern of increasing seismic activity described as 'birth pangs' before the end, consistent with P25's thematic framework of natural upheaval characterizing the latter days.