Max magnitude
8.2
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
21675 events tracked
Papua New Guinea seismic overview
Papua New Guinea earthquakes today
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for Papua New Guinea, all regrouped on the same country page.
Average magnitude
4.7
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
71.0 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
Papua New Guinea earthquakes today
25 recent events
4.3
Moderate
2026-05-12 07:30:28 UTC
Lae, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake near Lae
207.2 km
5.2
91.2 km
5.1
142.3 km
5.2
103.6 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-05-06 00:08:39 UTC
Arawa, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake near Arawa
113.9 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-05-04 06:41:05 UTC
Arawa, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake near Arawa
69.3 km
4.9
Moderate
2026-05-03 04:40:23 UTC
Arawa, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake near Arawa
10.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-05-02 14:15:34 UTC
Arawa, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake near Arawa
62.0 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-04-28 10:27:27 UTC
Arawa, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake near Arawa
113.3 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-04-27 22:25:06 UTC
Arawa, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake near Arawa
102.7 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-04-20 03:47:03 UTC
Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake near Mount Hagen
137.5 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-04-18 19:46:52 UTC
Lae, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake near Lae
173.5 km
5.1
94.5 km
5.0
10.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-04-14 15:51:34 UTC
Lae, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake near Lae
63.8 km
5.3
68.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-04-11 18:02:04 UTC
Arawa, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake near Arawa
111.3 km
4.2
Moderate
2026-04-11 01:34:33 UTC
Arawa, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake near Arawa
115.3 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-04-10 13:43:18 UTC
Arawa, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake near Arawa
10.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-04-09 20:20:00 UTC
Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake near Mount Hagen
90.8 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-04-06 08:27:49 UTC
Arawa, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake near Arawa
109.9 km
5.2
108.3 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-04-04 10:48:43 UTC
Lae, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake near Lae
68.1 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-04-02 19:16:20 UTC
Lae, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake near Lae
90.1 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-04-01 13:13:27 UTC
Arawa, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake near Arawa
91.9 km
Strongest earthquakes
10 strongest earthquakes in Papua New Guinea
All period
Activity rhythm
Papua New Guinea earthquake chart 2026
12-month view
Live geography
Papua New Guinea earthquakes map
Map of recent earthquakes in Papua New Guinea.
Archive browsing
Recent month archive
May 2026
8 earthquakes
April 2026
17 earthquakes
March 2026
29 earthquakes
February 2026
32 earthquakes
January 2026
32 earthquakes
December 2025
31 earthquakes
Cities by seismic activity
Cities with the most earthquakes in Papua New Guinea
History
Earthquakes history
117 years
| 1919 | 8.2 | 3 |
| 1971 | 8.1 | 70 |
| 1906 | 8.0 | 3 |
| 1916 | 8.0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 7.9 | 479 |
| 2016 | 7.9 | 749 |
| 1975 | 7.9 | 232 |
| 1939 | 7.8 | 11 |
| 2000 | 7.8 | 1021 |
| 1995 | 7.7 | 483 |
| 1946 | 7.7 | 6 |
| 2022 | 7.6 | 422 |
| 2005 | 7.6 | 510 |
| 1983 | 7.6 | 202 |
| 1938 | 7.6 | 5 |
| 2018 | 7.5 | 768 |
| 2015 | 7.5 | 824 |
| 2014 | 7.5 | 1204 |
| 1972 | 7.5 | 37 |
| 1963 | 7.5 | 14 |
| 1945 | 7.5 | 7 |
| 1947 | 7.4 | 3 |
| 1999 | 7.4 | 484 |
| 1987 | 7.4 | 412 |
| 1953 | 7.4 | 7 |
| 1955 | 7.3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 7.3 | 513 |
| 1985 | 7.3 | 287 |
| 1968 | 7.3 | 17 |
| 1967 | 7.3 | 26 |
| 1936 | 7.3 | 9 |
| 1907 | 7.3 | 4 |
| 1949 | 7.2 | 5 |
| 1997 | 7.2 | 338 |
| 1996 | 7.2 | 582 |
| 1992 | 7.2 | 379 |
| 1986 | 7.2 | 216 |
| 1977 | 7.2 | 140 |
| 1974 | 7.2 | 219 |
| 1902 | 7.2 | 1 |
| 1943 | 7.2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 7.1 | 448 |
| 2011 | 7.1 | 367 |
| 1989 | 7.1 | 231 |
| 1900 | 7.1 | 2 |
| 1959 | 7.0 | 12 |
| 1905 | 7.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 7.0 | 464 |
| 2001 | 7.0 | 473 |
| 1988 | 7.0 | 273 |
| 1912 | 7.0 | 1 |
| 1932 | 7.0 | 8 |
| 1923 | 7.0 | 2 |
| 1913 | 7.0 | 4 |
| 1964 | 7.0 | 17 |
| 1952 | 7.0 | 5 |
| 1930 | 7.0 | 8 |
| 1941 | 6.9 | 6 |
| 1922 | 6.9 | 1 |
| 1937 | 6.9 | 9 |
| 2023 | 6.9 | 554 |
| 2010 | 6.9 | 382 |
| 2007 | 6.9 | 801 |
| 1993 | 6.9 | 328 |
| 1970 | 6.9 | 23 |
| 1965 | 6.9 | 18 |
| 1958 | 6.8 | 12 |
| 1954 | 6.8 | 8 |
| 2012 | 6.8 | 342 |
| 2006 | 6.8 | 554 |
| 2003 | 6.8 | 429 |
| 1973 | 6.8 | 142 |
| 1931 | 6.8 | 5 |
| 1948 | 6.7 | 6 |
| 2009 | 6.7 | 200 |
| 2002 | 6.7 | 369 |
| 1994 | 6.7 | 189 |
| 1918 | 6.7 | 6 |
| 1927 | 6.7 | 5 |
| 1950 | 6.7 | 4 |
| 1960 | 6.7 | 10 |
| 1926 | 6.7 | 6 |
| 2025 | 6.6 | 444 |
| 2024 | 6.6 | 428 |
| 1984 | 6.6 | 229 |
| 1980 | 6.6 | 134 |
| 1976 | 6.6 | 157 |
| 1966 | 6.6 | 9 |
| 1940 | 6.6 | 2 |
| 1957 | 6.6 | 7 |
| 1928 | 6.5 | 7 |
| 1990 | 6.5 | 196 |
| 1982 | 6.5 | 140 |
| 1944 | 6.5 | 3 |
| 1951 | 6.5 | 3 |
| 1961 | 6.5 | 3 |
| 1920 | 6.5 | 2 |
| 2008 | 6.4 | 371 |
| 1935 | 6.4 | 7 |
| 1934 | 6.4 | 8 |
| 1921 | 6.4 | 1 |
| 1929 | 6.4 | 4 |
| 1933 | 6.4 | 2 |
| 1917 | 6.3 | 3 |
| 1942 | 6.3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6.3 | 463 |
| 2004 | 6.3 | 433 |
| 1981 | 6.3 | 217 |
| 1925 | 6.3 | 1 |
| 1924 | 6.2 | 4 |
| 1991 | 6.2 | 219 |
| 1979 | 6.2 | 171 |
| 1978 | 6.2 | 129 |
| 1956 | 6.2 | 6 |
| 1969 | 6.1 | 12 |
| 1998 | 6.0 | 308 |
| 2026 | 5.9 | 118 |