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Earthquakes in Papua New Guinea

In the last 30 days there were 43 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in Papua New Guinea, and 1 in the last 24 hours. The strongest was a magnitude 6.2, 86 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea, on 2026-10-11.

Earthquakes M2.5+ in Papua New Guinea

Last 24 hours1
Last 7 days8
Last 30 days43
Last year525
Last 5 years3,229

M1+ in the last 7 days: 8. Methodology

Fig. 1Earthquakes per month, M2.5+ in Papua New Guinea

1,344 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in Papua New Guinea in the last 24 months. The busiest month was Apr 2025, with 298.

01 — Latest

Latest earthquakes in Papua New Guinea

Latest magnitude 2.5+ earthquakes in Papua New Guinea in the last 30 days
Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
5.4	33 km ESE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea	depth 72 km	Oct 25, 10:30 UTC
5.2	63 km NNE of Lae, Papua New Guinea	depth 81 km	Oct 25, 03:29 UTC
4.4	19 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea	depth 65 km	Oct 23, 06:34 UTC
5.0	153 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	depth 10 km	Oct 22, 20:05 UTC
4.8	86 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	depth 57 km	Oct 22, 05:23 UTC
4.5	111 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	depth 57 km	Oct 20, 14:20 UTC
4.2	28 km S of Goroka, Papua New Guinea	depth 10 km	Oct 20, 00:05 UTC
4.9	52 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	depth 76 km	Oct 19, 22:42 UTC
5.1	129 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	depth 10 km	Oct 18, 22:31 UTC
4.7	147 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	depth 10 km	Oct 18, 22:06 UTC
4.8	31 km SE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea	depth 124 km	Oct 18, 00:28 UTC
4.9	121 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	depth 35 km	Oct 14, 06:27 UTC
4.7	128 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	depth 10 km	Oct 14, 02:59 UTC
4.6	75 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	depth 10 km	Oct 14, 02:12 UTC
4.6	126 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	depth 10 km	Oct 13, 21:47 UTC
4.5	129 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	depth 10 km	Oct 13, 21:10 UTC
6.0	126 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	depth 21 km	Oct 13, 18:45 UTC
5.1	123 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	depth 37 km	Oct 13, 16:28 UTC
5.3	129 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	depth 30 km	Oct 13, 14:36 UTC
6.2	86 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea	depth 31 km	Oct 11, 14:07 UTC
4.6	51 km NNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea	depth 10 km	Oct 10, 15:10 UTC
4.4	34 km SW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea	depth 64 km	Oct 10, 10:11 UTC
4.7	121 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	depth 51 km	Oct 9, 20:20 UTC
4.6	48 km SSW of Angoram, Papua New Guinea	depth 101 km	Oct 7, 17:36 UTC
4.9	55 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea	depth 21 km	Oct 6, 08:45 UTC

02 — Questions

Earthquakes in Papua New Guinea, answered

Was there an earthquake in Papua New Guinea today?

Yes. USGS recorded 1 earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or larger in Papua New Guinea in the last 24 hours. The table above lists the latest with times and depths.

How many earthquakes does Papua New Guinea have each year?

Over the last five years there were 3,229 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in Papua New Guinea, an average of 646 a year. 525 occurred in the last 12 months.

What was the strongest earthquake in Papua New Guinea in five years?

A magnitude 7.6 on Sep 10, 2022, 23:47 UTC, 70 km E of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea. See this earthquake

Each earthquake is counted for the region of the nearest listed city within 300 km. Counts describe past activity and are not a forecast. Source: USGS.

03 — Regions