Biggest Earthquakes Near Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea has had: (M1.5 or greater)

  • 2 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
  • 3 earthquakes in the past 7 days
  • 15 earthquakes in the past 30 days
  • 311 earthquakes in the past 365 days

The largest earthquake in Papua New Guinea:

1996-02-17 05:59:30 UTC 8.2 magnitude, 33 km depth
Biak, Papua, Indonesia
2007-04-01 20:39:58 UTC 8.1 magnitude, 24 km depth
Gizo, Western Province, Solomon Islands
1971-07-26 01:23:22 UTC 8.1 magnitude, 40 km depth
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
1914-05-26 14:22:47 UTC 8.1 magnitude, 15 km depth
Biak, Papua, Indonesia
2000-11-16 04:54:56 UTC 8.0 magnitude, 33 km depth
Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
1971-07-14 06:11:30 UTC 8.0 magnitude, 40 km depth
Panguna, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
1906-09-14 16:04:43 UTC 8.0 magnitude, 35 km depth
Lae, Morobe, Papua New Guinea
1975-07-20 14:37:39 UTC 7.9 magnitude, 49 km depth
Panguna, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
1979-09-12 05:17:51 UTC 7.9 magnitude, 5 km depth
Biak, Papua, Indonesia
1931-10-03 19:13:22 UTC 7.9 magnitude, 15 km depth
Kirakira, Makira, Solomon Islands
1916-01-01 13:20:49 UTC 7.9 magnitude, 35 km depth
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
2016-12-17 10:51:12 UTC 7.9 magnitude, 103 km depth
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
2017-01-22 04:30:23 UTC 7.9 magnitude, 136 km depth
Panguna, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
2000-11-17 21:01:56 UTC 7.8 magnitude, 33 km depth
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
2000-11-16 07:42:16 UTC 7.8 magnitude, 30 km depth
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
1946-09-29 03:02:06 UTC 7.8 magnitude, 50 km depth
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
1939-01-30 02:18:30 UTC 7.8 magnitude, 35 km depth
Panguna, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
1939-04-30 02:55:30 UTC 7.8 magnitude, 15 km depth
Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1935-09-20 01:46:43 UTC 7.8 magnitude, 30 km depth
Aitape, Sandaun, Papua New Guinea
1919-05-06 19:41:14 UTC 7.8 magnitude, 35 km depth
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
1920-02-02 11:22:24 UTC 7.8 magnitude, 35 km depth
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
2016-12-08 17:38:46 UTC 7.8 magnitude, 41 km depth
Kirakira, Makira, Solomon Islands
2009-01-03 19:43:50 UTC 7.7 magnitude, 17 km depth
Manokwari, West Papua, Indonesia
1995-08-16 10:27:28 UTC 7.7 magnitude, 30 km depth
Panguna, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
1975-07-20 19:54:27 UTC 7.7 magnitude, 44 km depth
Panguna, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
1971-01-10 07:17:05 UTC 7.7 magnitude, 30 km depth
Abepura, Papua, Indonesia
1938-05-12 15:39:06 UTC 7.7 magnitude, 35 km depth
Finschhafen, Morobe, Papua New Guinea
1943-11-06 08:31:41 UTC 7.7 magnitude, 15 km depth
Tual, Maluku, Indonesia
1931-10-10 00:19:57 UTC 7.7 magnitude, 15 km depth
Taro’a, Choiseul, Solomon Islands
1916-01-13 08:20:32 UTC 7.7 magnitude, 35 km depth
Nabire, Papua, Indonesia

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