Earthquake details

Monday, March 25, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Monday, March 25, 1991 at 23:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 225.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 147.791 and latitude -4.861.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	89.3 km
Coordinates	-4.861, 147.791
UTC time	1991-03-25 23:44:55.540

Location	Lae
Country	Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1991-03-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lae	225.2 km
Mount Hagen	409.9 km
Port Moresby	518.7 km
Jayapura	827.3 km
Abepura	834.2 km
Arawa	874.8 km
Merauke	911.3 km
Wamena	985.1 km
Cairns	1360.8 km
Nabire	1374.8 km
Honiara	1435.8 km
Manokwari	1589.4 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	222.1 km
M 4.1 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-03-09 14:54 UTC	149.2 km
M 4.6 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-21 05:03 UTC	180.4 km
M 4.6 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-17 22:52 UTC	131.5 km
M 4.6 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-16 07:36 UTC	145.3 km
M 4.5 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-15 08:53 UTC	176.8 km
M 4.3 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-03 23:50 UTC	156.3 km
M 4.6 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-03 21:24 UTC	177.5 km

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