Earthquake details

Monday, January 19, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Monday, January 19, 1981 at 21:44 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 339.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.130 and latitude -3.471.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-3.471, 146.130
UTC time	1981-01-19 21:44:25.700

Location	Lae
Country	Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1981-01-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mount Hagen	339.1 km
Lae	374.6 km
Jayapura	610.6 km
Abepura	618.8 km
Port Moresby	678.1 km
Wamena	800.8 km
Merauke	845.4 km
Arawa	1090.7 km
Nabire	1181.2 km
Manokwari	1373.1 km
Cairns	1498.1 km
Tual	1503.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.8 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-04-04 10:48 UTC	390.0 km
M 4.1 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-03-09 14:54 UTC	303.6 km
M 4.6 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-21 05:03 UTC	296.8 km
M 4.6 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-17 22:52 UTC	315.8 km
M 4.6 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-16 07:36 UTC	308.3 km
M 4.5 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-15 08:53 UTC	282.8 km
M 4.3 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-03 23:50 UTC	358.4 km
M 4.6 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-03 21:24 UTC	278.4 km

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