Earthquake details

Monday, September 2, 1985 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Monday, September 2, 1985 at 11:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 148.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.901 and latitude -5.393.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	231.9 km
Coordinates	-5.393, 146.901
UTC time	1985-09-02 11:23:52.070

Location	Lae
Country	Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1985-09-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lae	148.5 km
Mount Hagen	300.3 km
Port Moresby	455.5 km
Jayapura	756.7 km
Abepura	762.5 km
Merauke	796.6 km
Wamena	894.0 km
Arawa	964.1 km
Nabire	1285.4 km
Cairns	1289.5 km
Honiara	1508.7 km
Manokwari	1513.0 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	160.6 km
M 4.1 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-03-09 14:54 UTC	73.5 km
M 4.6 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-21 05:03 UTC	78.8 km
M 4.6 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-17 22:52 UTC	89.6 km
M 4.6 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-16 07:36 UTC	78.2 km
M 4.5 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-15 08:53 UTC	69.6 km
M 4.3 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-03 23:50 UTC	134.4 km
M 4.6 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-03 21:24 UTC	68.4 km

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