Earthquakes by city Papua New Guinea 100 km

Seismic city profile

Earthquake in Lae today

Lae, Papua New Guinea: 1846 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0+ detected within 100 km.

Population

76,255

Residents in the indexed city record.

Earthquakes

1846

Earthquakes at M4.0+ nearby.

Max magnitude

8.0

Strongest recorded event in the current radius.

Timezone

Pacific/Port_Moresby

Coordinates -6.723, 146.996

Nearby activity pulse

Last 30 days

Last 12 months

Last nearby event: 2026-05-30 22:45 UTC

Strongest nearby event

M 8.0

Lae, Papua New Guinea

1906-09-14 16:04 UTC

Updated today

Earthquake in Lae today

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Lae.

3 M4.0+ event(s) have been observed in the last 30 days around Lae.

The strongest earthquake recorded near Lae reached magnitude 8.0 on 1906-09-14 16:04 UTC, near Lae.

Status today

No earthquake detected today

Strongest today

Was there an earthquake in Lae today?

No earthquake of magnitude M4.0+ has been detected today within 100 km of Lae.

When was the last earthquake near Lae?

The last nearby earthquake was recorded on 2026-05-30 22:45 UTC.

What is the strongest earthquake recorded near Lae?

The strongest earthquake recorded near Lae reached magnitude 8.0 on 1906-09-14 16:04 UTC, near Lae.

Map

Earthquakes within 100 km of Lae

The map centers on Lae and highlights the most recent earthquakes detected within 100 km.

Average magnitude

4.6

Average depth

67.4 km

Timeline

Recent seismic activity

Latest 25 events shown

UTC	Magnitude	Region	Depth
2026-05-30 22:45	M 5.0	Lae Papua New Guinea	68.9 km
2026-05-22 19:32	M 4.8	Lae Papua New Guinea	66.9 km
2026-05-17 22:58	M 5.0	Lae Papua New Guinea	59.8 km
2026-04-04 10:48	M 4.8	Lae Papua New Guinea	68.1 km
2026-03-09 14:54	M 4.1	Lae Papua New Guinea	97.3 km
2026-02-21 05:03	M 4.6	Lae Papua New Guinea	50.8 km
2026-02-17 22:52	M 4.6	Lae Papua New Guinea	81.2 km
2026-02-16 07:36	M 4.6	Lae Papua New Guinea	60.1 km
2026-02-15 08:53	M 4.5	Lae Papua New Guinea	49.5 km
2026-02-03 23:50	M 4.3	Lae Papua New Guinea	67.6 km
2026-02-03 21:24	M 4.6	Lae Papua New Guinea	74.7 km
2026-02-03 19:21	M 5.2	Lae Papua New Guinea	66.7 km
2026-01-29 07:54	M 4.8	Lae Papua New Guinea	59.2 km
2025-12-27 18:12	M 4.2	Lae Papua New Guinea	136.8 km
2025-12-27 08:18	M 4.7	Lae Papua New Guinea	66.2 km
2025-12-09 03:33	M 4.6	Lae Papua New Guinea	65.0 km
2025-11-24 05:48	M 4.6	Lae Papua New Guinea	10.0 km
2025-11-10 09:18	M 4.5	Lae Papua New Guinea	35.0 km
2025-10-17 09:04	M 4.2	Lae Papua New Guinea	35.0 km
2025-10-14 21:58	M 4.6	Lae Papua New Guinea	64.0 km
2025-10-14 20:38	M 4.7	Lae Papua New Guinea	97.8 km
2025-10-08 16:49	M 4.3	Lae Papua New Guinea	103.4 km
2025-10-07 12:10	M 4.6	Lae Papua New Guinea	47.5 km
2025-10-07 11:05	M 6.6	Lae Papua New Guinea	98.0 km
2025-09-05 09:29	M 4.6	Lae Papua New Guinea	114.6 km

Monthly profile

Recent monthly trend

2025-09 1 events

2025-10 6 events

2025-11 2 events

2025-12 3 events

2026-01 1 events

2026-02 7 events

2026-03 1 events

2026-04 1 events

2026-05 3 events

Historic snapshot

Earthquakes history

Strongest years

1906 M 8.0 max · 2 earthquakes 2022 M 7.6 max · 51 earthquakes 1938 M 7.6 max · 1 earthquakes 1992 M 7.2 max · 111 earthquakes 2019 M 7.1 max · 34 earthquakes

Year	Max magnitude	Earthquakes
2026	M 5.2	13
2025	M 6.6	39
2024	M 5.7	52
2023	M 5.8	43
2022	M 7.6	51
2021	M 5.8	32
2020	M 5.2	35
2019	M 7.1	34
2018	M 5.6	39
2017	M 6.0	35
2016	M 5.6	30
2015	M 5.9	50
2014	M 5.5	49
2013	M 5.8	36
2012	M 5.3	28
2011	M 7.1	67
2010	M 6.2	32
2009	M 5.4	14
2008	M 6.4	31
2007	M 5.1	27
2006	M 5.3	43
2005	M 6.1	53
2004	M 5.0	29
2003	M 5.2	31
2002	M 5.7	32
2001	M 6.4	53
2000	M 5.5	17
1999	M 6.4	61
1998	M 5.3	33
1997	M 6.5	24
1996	M 6.1	48
1995	M 6.2	54
1994	M 5.4	32
1993	M 5.6	39
1992	M 7.2	111
1991	M 6.2	36
1990	M 5.5	19
1989	M 7.1	39
1988	M 5.4	38
1987	M 6.1	69
1986	M 5.9	18
1985	M 5.3	14
1984	M 5.3	21
1983	M 5.7	20
1982	M 5.5	20
1981	M 5.1	23
1980	M 5.7	16
1979	M 5.9	8
1978	M 5.5	18
1977	M 5.9	20
1976	M 5.1	5
1975	M 5.8	13
1974	M 5.4	10
1973	M 5.2	8
1972	M 6.3	2
1971	M 6.9	3
1969	M 5.6	2
1968	M 5.8	3
1967	M 5.8	3
1965	M 6.3	3
1957	M 6.0	1
1954	M 6.2	1
1953	M 6.1	1
1941	M 6.4	2
1939	M 6.1	1
1938	M 7.6	1
1937	M 6.1	1
1930	M 6.1	2
1928	M 6.0	2
1926	M 6.4	1
1918	M 6.5	1
1913	M 7.0	2
1906	M 8.0	2