Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 29, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 19:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 366.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.404 and latitude -3.382.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 12.3 km
Coordinates -3.382, 146.404
UTC time 2015-09-29 19:53:21.260
Location Lae
Country Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2015-09-29

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
390.9 km
M 4.1
Lae
Papua New Guinea · 2026-03-09 14:54 UTC
303.7 km
M 4.6
Lae
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-21 05:03 UTC
301.6 km
M 4.6
Lae
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-17 22:52 UTC
312.2 km
M 4.6
Lae
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-16 07:36 UTC
307.4 km
M 4.5
Lae
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-15 08:53 UTC
288.2 km
M 4.3
Lae
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-03 23:50 UTC
353.3 km
M 4.6
Lae
Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-03 21:24 UTC
284.2 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.