Earthquake details

Monday, July 19, 2021 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Monday, July 19, 2021 at 20:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 386.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.614 and latitude -3.274.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-3.274, 146.614
UTC time	2021-07-19 20:30:41.193

Location	Lae
Country	Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2021-07-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lae	386.3 km
Mount Hagen	390.7 km
Jayapura	660.6 km
Abepura	669.3 km
Port Moresby	693.1 km
Wamena	856.5 km
Merauke	900.3 km
Arawa	1046.1 km
Nabire	1235.1 km
Manokwari	1421.6 km
Cairns	1522.3 km
Tual	1560.5 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	397.6 km
M 4.1 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-03-09 14:54 UTC	310.3 km
M 4.6 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-21 05:03 UTC	311.9 km
M 4.6 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-17 22:52 UTC	315.9 km
M 4.6 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-16 07:36 UTC	313.2 km
M 4.5 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-15 08:53 UTC	299.0 km
M 4.3 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-03 23:50 UTC	355.4 km
M 4.6 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-03 21:24 UTC	295.4 km

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