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Papua New Guinea · Earthquake archives December 2018

Explore earthquake activity year by year and month by month using the historical Quake Pulse database.

Events41
Largest magnitudeM 5.9
M6+0
M7+0
Average depth72.8 km

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 5.9130 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-12-21 06:33:52 UTCView event →
M 5.840 km ENE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea31.7 km2018-12-19 21:37:47 UTCView event →
M 5.7120 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-12-21 08:30:15 UTCView event →
M 5.3127 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea23.7 km2018-12-21 12:26:05 UTCView event →
M 5.3136 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea16.1 km2018-12-21 05:23:42 UTCView event →
M 5.376 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea59.2 km2018-12-17 11:14:23 UTCView event →
M 5.2New Britain region, Papua New Guinea28.3 km2018-12-17 17:23:16 UTCView event →
M 5.1159 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea48.4 km2018-12-29 15:34:37 UTCView event →
M 5.139 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea46.6 km2018-12-16 13:01:18 UTCView event →
M 5.081 km N of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea348.4 km2018-12-21 23:12:04 UTCView event →
M 5.0147 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-12-21 07:28:33 UTCView event →
M 5.049 km WNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea63.0 km2018-12-03 20:09:55 UTCView event →
M 4.9120 km NNE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea200.9 km2018-12-30 14:19:10 UTCView event →
M 4.993 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2018-12-21 00:50:57 UTCView event →
M 4.968 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea61.3 km2018-12-16 12:21:08 UTCView event →
M 4.971 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea63.8 km2018-12-12 04:59:53 UTCView event →
M 4.88 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea108.8 km2018-12-24 21:43:48 UTCView event →
M 4.871 km SW of Angoram, Papua New Guinea97.3 km2018-12-21 13:29:58 UTCView event →
M 4.8111 km WNW of Madang, Papua New Guinea108.0 km2018-12-20 07:24:37 UTCView event →
M 4.7146 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-12-27 02:20:46 UTCView event →
M 4.7116 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-12-22 07:36:52 UTCView event →
M 4.7132 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-12-21 06:17:20 UTCView event →
M 4.7147 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-12-08 21:09:22 UTCView event →
M 4.790 km WSW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea57.7 km2018-12-08 13:59:27 UTCView event →
M 4.754 km SW of Tari, Papua New Guinea14.9 km2018-12-06 20:31:44 UTCView event →
M 4.767 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea66.9 km2018-12-02 11:35:23 UTCView event →
M 4.792 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-12-01 15:32:57 UTCView event →
M 4.6128 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea175.3 km2018-12-29 22:04:55 UTCView event →
M 4.693 km NE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea61.2 km2018-12-26 02:39:50 UTCView event →
M 4.6105 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea45.8 km2018-12-24 15:54:16 UTCView event →
M 4.6123 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea14.5 km2018-12-17 16:05:40 UTCView event →
M 4.679 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea64.0 km2018-12-17 11:47:40 UTCView event →
M 4.6111 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea139.0 km2018-12-15 04:33:46 UTCView event →
M 4.623 km N of Madang, Papua New Guinea129.2 km2018-12-13 19:54:10 UTCView event →
M 4.5near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea151.0 km2018-12-30 06:51:01 UTCView event →
M 4.541 km NE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea36.0 km2018-12-27 08:13:41 UTCView event →
M 4.5193 km WNW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-12-27 04:33:05 UTCView event →
M 4.5157 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2018-12-15 20:43:02 UTCView event →
M 4.569 km NW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea376.7 km2018-12-05 04:07:14 UTCView event →
M 4.576 km NW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea153.2 km2018-12-01 18:18:01 UTCView event →
M 4.547 km ESE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea58.7 km2018-12-01 15:41:35 UTCView event →

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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