Earthquake details

Monday, May 9, 2022 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Monday, May 9, 2022 at 22:33 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mount Hagen (Papua New Guinea - PG), about 364.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 146.351 and latitude -3.359.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-3.359, 146.351
UTC time	2022-05-09 22:33:06.873

Location	Lae
Country	Papua New Guinea (PG)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2022-05-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mount Hagen	364.2 km
Lae	381.3 km
Jayapura	632.9 km
Abepura	641.3 km
Port Moresby	686.8 km
Wamena	826.4 km
Merauke	872.0 km
Arawa	1070.9 km
Nabire	1205.7 km
Manokwari	1394.6 km
Cairns	1511.3 km
Tual	1530.0 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	394.8 km
M 4.1 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-03-09 14:54 UTC	307.7 km
M 4.6 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-21 05:03 UTC	304.8 km
M 4.6 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-17 22:52 UTC	316.8 km
M 4.6 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-16 07:36 UTC	311.5 km
M 4.5 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-15 08:53 UTC	291.3 km
M 4.3 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-03 23:50 UTC	358.1 km
M 4.6 Lae Papua New Guinea · 2026-02-03 21:24 UTC	287.3 km

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