M5.2 earthquake strikes 27 km WSW of Madang, Papua New Guinea
Magnitude 5.2 at 27 km WSW of Madang, Papua New Guinea; depth 91 km
Magnitude 5.2 at 27 km WSW of Madang, Papua New Guinea; depth 91 km
This earthquake in Papua New Guinea matches the prophesied 'famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places' (Luke 21:11). While a M5.2 is moderate and localized, it exemplifies the pattern of increasing seismic activity described as birth pangs before the end times.