Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 3, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, September 3, 1991 at 06:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 113.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 144.837 and latitude -5.036.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 63.5 km
Coordinates -5.036, 144.837
UTC time 1991-09-03 06:38:42.810
Location Mount Hagen
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-09-03

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.5
Mount Hagen
Papua New Guinea · 2026-03-27 07:46 UTC
195.4 km
M 4.5
Mount Hagen
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-26 17:20 UTC
188.3 km
M 4.7
Mount Hagen
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-19 22:28 UTC
191.4 km
M 5.0
Mount Hagen
Papua New Guinea · 2026-01-03 01:26 UTC
202.4 km
M 4.3
Mount Hagen
Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-20 21:20 UTC
211.4 km
M 4.7
Mount Hagen
Papua New Guinea · 2025-10-01 02:13 UTC
205.0 km
M 4.3
Mount Hagen
Papua New Guinea · 2025-06-19 10:57 UTC
60.8 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.