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Earthquakes in Papua New Guinea: live activity, map and history

Explore recent and historical earthquakes in Papua New Guinea, with live USGS-derived data, magnitude and depth statistics, regional hubs and an interactive globe.

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Events10779
24h1
30 days26
12 months312
LargestM 7.9
avg_depth59.5 km
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Papua New Guinea

A high index means recent activity is high relative to the selected historical baseline. It does not mean that a larger earthquake is about to occur.

Quake Pulse Activity Index33/100Normal
Current 30 days22
Historical monthly median26.0
Historical percentileP33
M5+ in 30 days11
M6+ in 30 days0
Activity trendbelow the historical median (-15%)
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A compact comparison of recent activity using pre-calculated periods.

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Last 24 hours1M4.5+ 1 · M6+ 0Max M 4.7
Last 7 days9M4.5+ 7 · M6+ 0Max M 4.9
Last 30 days26M4.5+ 23 · M6+ 1Max M 6.4
Last 365 days312M4.5+ 297 · M6+ 4Max M 6.5
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Recent activity vs baseline

Counts describe detected earthquakes and are not a forecast or hazard assessment.

M4.5+ · 30d23
Monthly reference24.8
Relative activity×0.9
Historical maximumM 7.9

Strongest in 30 days : M 6.4 · 49 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea

Recent earthquakes — Papua New Guinea

30 days · Times shown in UTC.

26 events

Seismic activity

Papua New Guinea · 30 days

Magnitude distribution

Papua New Guinea · 30 days

Country activity: Papua New Guinea

Quake Pulse groups events assigned to Papua New Guinea from coordinate-based country boundaries, with a cautious text fallback for offshore events. The page combines recent activity with the historical catalogue so a short-lived sequence can be read in context.

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Reference localities

Locality hubs are inferred from recurring USGS reference-place descriptions.

Kokopo2779 USGS referencesPanguna2044 USGS referencesKimbe1099 USGS referencesFinschhafen650 USGS referencesKandrian500 USGS referencesMadang430 USGS referencesRabaul382 USGS referencesLorengau381 USGS referencesLae323 USGS referencesAngoram265 USGS referencesKavieng253 USGS referencesTari236 USGS referencesAmbunti157 USGS referencesVanimo130 USGS referencesKainantu129 USGS referencesAitape127 USGS references

Recent local earthquakes

Times shown in UTC.

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 4.7121 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea50.5 km2026-10-09 20:20:09 UTCView event →
M 4.648 km SSW of Angoram, Papua New Guinea101.5 km2026-10-07 17:36:13 UTCView event →
M 4.955 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea20.6 km2026-10-06 08:45:26 UTCView event →
M 4.8146 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea142.5 km2026-10-05 22:48:53 UTCView event →
M 4.421 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea124.9 km2026-10-05 18:28:28 UTCView event →
M 4.6121 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea162.1 km2026-10-04 11:09:47 UTCView event →
M 4.921 km NE of Lae, Papua New Guinea94.2 km2026-10-04 01:38:46 UTCView event →
M 4.676 km NNE of Lae, Papua New Guinea81.9 km2026-10-03 17:24:12 UTCView event →
M 4.4116 km NNE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea232.1 km2026-10-03 11:05:45 UTCView event →
M 4.667 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea86.7 km2026-10-02 20:26:02 UTCView event →
M 5.063 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea38.3 km2026-10-02 11:14:14 UTCView event →
M 4.997 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2026-10-02 04:10:58 UTCView event →
M 5.1121 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea28.0 km2026-09-30 08:15:17 UTCView event →
M 4.978 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea63.6 km2026-09-26 21:49:27 UTCView event →
M 5.674 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea57.8 km2026-09-26 14:08:17 UTCView event →
M 5.372 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea53.6 km2026-09-24 23:30:28 UTCView event →
M 5.132 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea94.0 km2026-09-24 18:00:47 UTCView event →
M 5.2139 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea95.6 km2026-09-24 12:29:58 UTCView event →
M 5.468 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea116.0 km2026-09-20 12:45:53 UTCView event →
M 6.449 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea104.3 km2026-09-20 09:17:35 UTCView event →
M 4.9191 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-09-16 20:21:24 UTCView event →
M 4.643 km SE of Madang, Papua New Guinea59.9 km2026-09-16 19:37:05 UTCView event →
M 4.7120 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-09-15 11:34:58 UTCView event →
M 5.069 km NW of Lae, Papua New Guinea119.8 km2026-09-14 22:06:53 UTCView event →
M 4.597 km NNE of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea99.2 km2026-09-14 06:19:11 UTCView event →
M 4.390 km NNE of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea367.0 km2026-09-12 22:14:03 UTCView event →
M 5.5157 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea114.4 km2026-09-05 14:12:07 UTCView event →
M 5.452 km W of Bulolo, Papua New Guinea69.9 km2026-09-02 20:04:33 UTCView event →
M 4.5137 km S of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea52.1 km2026-08-30 22:07:25 UTCView event →
M 4.5101 km SW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea46.1 km2026-08-30 18:18:49 UTCView event →
M 5.0191 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-08-28 20:19:38 UTCView event →
M 4.5109 km S of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-08-28 12:21:36 UTCView event →
M 4.433 km NNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea267.5 km2026-08-27 23:50:50 UTCView event →
M 4.574 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea109.3 km2026-08-25 01:22:25 UTCView event →
M 4.6176 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-08-24 21:02:15 UTCView event →
M 4.778 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-08-23 14:05:58 UTCView event →
M 4.360 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea103.0 km2026-08-23 10:44:51 UTCView event →
M 5.1180 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2026-08-20 18:25:20 UTCView event →
M 4.3125 km SSW of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2026-08-20 16:03:11 UTCView event →
M 5.0172 km NE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-08-20 13:55:00 UTCView event →
M 4.475 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea91.0 km2026-08-19 16:43:19 UTCView event →
M 4.596 km NNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea7.5 km2026-08-19 00:56:23 UTCView event →
M 4.2104 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea297.1 km2026-08-18 20:07:15 UTCView event →
M 5.128 km SW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2026-08-17 11:00:23 UTCView event →
M 5.5116 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea147.7 km2026-08-16 10:59:11 UTCView event →
M 4.773 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea134.3 km2026-08-16 08:06:50 UTCView event →
M 4.254 km NW of Lae, Papua New Guinea96.6 km2026-08-16 05:59:03 UTCView event →
M 4.050 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea186.6 km2026-08-15 12:30:06 UTCView event →
M 5.347 km S of Angoram, Papua New Guinea112.1 km2026-08-15 11:10:24 UTCView event →
M 5.045 km SSW of Angoram, Papua New Guinea134.0 km2026-08-13 12:44:59 UTCView event →
M 5.079 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea71.1 km2026-08-11 20:31:29 UTCView event →
M 5.0103 km WNW of Kerema, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-08-11 17:06:18 UTCView event →
M 4.293 km NNE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea162.1 km2026-08-10 23:14:53 UTCView event →
M 4.5131 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea117.6 km2026-08-09 18:11:30 UTCView event →
M 4.067 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea142.4 km2026-08-08 15:29:38 UTCView event →
M 4.083 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea126.9 km2026-08-08 14:15:49 UTCView event →
M 4.9203 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-08-06 16:01:59 UTCView event →
M 4.513 km SE of Ialibu, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-08-05 19:51:05 UTCView event →
M 5.229 km S of Ialibu, Papua New Guinea16.3 km2026-08-05 19:46:27 UTCView event →
M 4.448 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea110.4 km2026-08-05 10:48:18 UTCView event →
M 4.2172 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-08-04 13:49:32 UTCView event →
M 4.841 km S of Mendi, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-08-02 05:38:58 UTCView event →
M 4.5178 km NW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea181.4 km2026-08-01 04:12:46 UTCView event →
M 5.3204 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-07-30 02:46:23 UTCView event →
M 4.9209 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-07-30 02:45:32 UTCView event →
M 4.886 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-07-28 23:51:44 UTCView event →
M 5.4207 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-07-28 20:27:56 UTCView event →
M 4.562 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea90.8 km2026-07-28 10:16:14 UTCView event →
M 5.0145 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea92.3 km2026-07-27 14:33:36 UTCView event →
M 4.5126 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea113.5 km2026-07-27 11:59:46 UTCView event →
M 4.6201 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-07-27 05:30:52 UTCView event →
M 4.6191 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-07-27 04:40:40 UTCView event →
M 4.783 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea105.7 km2026-07-22 10:58:31 UTCView event →
M 4.597 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea27.9 km2026-07-21 19:35:31 UTCView event →
M 4.6126 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-07-18 21:21:39 UTCView event →
M 4.6167 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea110.9 km2026-07-17 16:22:49 UTCView event →
M 4.6110 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea82.5 km2026-07-16 17:46:43 UTCView event →
M 4.5130 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea22.3 km2026-07-16 05:42:49 UTCView event →
M 4.5209 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-07-13 12:51:55 UTCView event →
M 6.4196 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-07-13 08:53:27 UTCView event →
M 4.687 km NE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea18.7 km2026-07-10 06:58:58 UTCView event →
M 4.683 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea86.5 km2026-07-09 22:11:07 UTCView event →
M 4.5214 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-07-08 12:42:02 UTCView event →
M 5.096 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea26.0 km2026-07-08 11:23:04 UTCView event →
M 4.5125 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea105.1 km2026-07-07 12:13:27 UTCView event →
M 4.5149 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-07-05 05:37:10 UTCView event →
M 4.610 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea54.4 km2026-07-04 10:28:56 UTCView event →
M 4.7128 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea186.4 km2026-07-04 07:50:24 UTCView event →
M 5.4101 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea59.3 km2026-06-30 14:41:12 UTCView event →
M 4.8155 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-06-30 00:32:02 UTCView event →
M 4.740 km SW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea34.7 km2026-06-28 18:45:22 UTCView event →
M 5.121 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea76.9 km2026-06-28 02:59:20 UTCView event →
M 4.570 km SW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea64.0 km2026-06-27 11:58:12 UTCView event →
M 4.573 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea35.0 km2026-06-26 11:32:45 UTCView event →
M 5.575 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea33.0 km2026-06-25 06:19:35 UTCView event →
M 5.155 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea42.7 km2026-06-24 06:17:19 UTCView event →
M 4.551 km WSW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea58.7 km2026-06-23 19:27:08 UTCView event →
M 4.664 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea110.8 km2026-06-22 10:58:46 UTCView event →
M 4.7166 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea68.1 km2026-06-19 19:00:51 UTCView event →
M 4.6115 km WNW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea142.1 km2026-06-19 16:37:21 UTCView event →
M 4.774 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea76.1 km2026-06-17 17:30:48 UTCView event →
M 4.866 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea65.3 km2026-06-16 13:03:41 UTCView event →
M 4.5157 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea104.7 km2026-06-13 23:28:59 UTCView event →
M 4.535 km N of Goroka, Papua New Guinea97.8 km2026-06-12 02:24:35 UTCView event →
M 4.568 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea73.6 km2026-06-11 18:49:21 UTCView event →
M 4.558 km SE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea147.0 km2026-06-08 14:21:46 UTCView event →
M 4.673 km W of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea110.3 km2026-06-06 04:27:09 UTCView event →
M 4.7165 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea38.5 km2026-06-05 06:23:27 UTCView event →
M 5.087 km E of Wau, Papua New Guinea72.6 km2026-05-30 22:45:51 UTCView event →
M 4.8117 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-05-29 23:17:03 UTCView event →
M 4.7179 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-05-27 12:38:17 UTCView event →
M 4.856 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea73.9 km2026-05-27 09:33:34 UTCView event →
M 5.0114 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea55.9 km2026-05-25 15:00:30 UTCView event →
M 4.6173 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-05-23 13:40:02 UTCView event →
M 4.5114 km ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-05-23 02:13:52 UTCView event →
M 4.738 km E of Lae, Papua New Guinea63.3 km2026-05-22 19:32:14 UTCView event →
M 5.1138 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-05-22 10:08:58 UTCView event →
M 5.7115 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-05-22 10:08:19 UTCView event →
M 4.7115 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-05-22 03:01:02 UTCView event →
M 4.6107 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea10.0 km2026-05-22 02:05:09 UTCView event →
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