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Recent Earthquakes Near Port Moresby, National Capital, Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby has had: (M1.5 or greater)
- 0 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
- 0 earthquakes in the past 7 days
- 0 earthquakes in the past 30 days
- 5 earthquakes in the past 365 days
The largest earthquake in Port Moresby:
Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
6.6 magnitude earthquake
2025-10-07 11:05:17
at 11:05
October 07, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.7840, 146.7670
300.8 km from Lae (186.9 miles)
Depth: 99.0 km
Kainantu, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
5.8 magnitude earthquake
2025-07-21 16:41:08
at 16:41
July 21, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.9110, 146.6030
399.0 km from Kainantu (247.9 miles)
Depth: 101.0 km
Kokoda, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
4.9 magnitude earthquake
2025-07-05 08:33:08
at 08:33
July 05, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -7.9810, 147.5160
170.3 km from Kokoda (105.8 miles)
Depth: 107.0 km
Finschhafen, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.5 magnitude earthquake
2025-06-19 16:37:42
at 16:37
June 19, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.2220, 147.8530
368.2 km from Finschhafen (228.8 miles)
Depth: 37.0 km
Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.5 magnitude earthquake
2025-04-13 03:48:23
at 03:48
April 13, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.7260, 147.4180
305.7 km from Lae (189.9 miles)
Depth: 65.0 km
Kokoda, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
4.5 magnitude earthquake
2024-12-06 05:32:34
at 05:32
December 06, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -8.4710, 147.6480
124.0 km from Kokoda (77.0 miles)
Depth: 127.0 km
Wau, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
4.7 magnitude earthquake
2024-09-23 02:47:49
at 02:47
September 23, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -7.7110, 147.1470
195.3 km from Wau (121.4 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Kokoda, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
4.6 magnitude earthquake
2024-09-17 18:31:57
at 18:31
September 17, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -8.1470, 147.3170
148.2 km from Kokoda (92.1 miles)
Depth: 14.0 km
Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.7 magnitude earthquake
2024-05-21 03:35:58
at 03:35
May 21, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.2950, 147.3120
352.4 km from Lae (219.0 miles)
Depth: 49.0 km
Popondetta, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
4.9 magnitude earthquake
2024-05-01 07:39:15
at 07:39
May 01, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -9.5000, 148.8850
190.4 km from Popondetta (118.3 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Popondetta, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
4.9 magnitude earthquake
2024-02-27 16:05:54
at 16:05
February 27, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -9.5600, 148.5120
149.7 km from Popondetta (93.0 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Popondetta, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
5.5 magnitude earthquake
2023-11-21 07:10:15
at 07:10
November 21, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -9.5650, 148.6740
167.5 km from Popondetta (104.1 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Finschhafen, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.9 magnitude earthquake
2023-11-14 12:52:25
at 12:52
November 14, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.0630, 148.1850
394.4 km from Finschhafen (245.1 miles)
Depth: 58.0 km
Kandrian, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
5.7 magnitude earthquake
2023-08-13 04:09:26
at 04:09
August 13, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.4100, 148.7170
380.6 km from Kandrian (236.5 miles)
Depth: 23.0 km
Popondetta, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
5.5 magnitude earthquake
2023-07-06 20:04:08
at 20:04
July 06, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -9.4820, 148.7820
179.1 km from Popondetta (111.3 miles)
Depth: 59.0 km
Popondetta, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
4.9 magnitude earthquake
2023-05-01 07:54:05
at 07:54
May 01, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -9.4290, 148.6370
163.3 km from Popondetta (101.5 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Kainantu, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
5.9 magnitude earthquake
2023-02-04 12:22:37
at 12:22
February 04, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.3820, 146.2250
357.2 km from Kainantu (222.0 miles)
Depth: 111.0 km
Popondetta, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
5.1 magnitude earthquake
2023-01-17 21:42:33
at 21:42
January 17, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -9.0910, 148.0750
110.2 km from Popondetta (68.4 miles)
Depth: 9.0 km
Kainantu, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
7.6 magnitude earthquake
2022-09-10 23:46:57
at 23:46
September 10, 2022 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.2560, 146.4690
364.1 km from Kainantu (226.2 miles)
Depth: 90.0 km
Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.9 magnitude earthquake
2022-08-13 18:57:17
at 18:57
August 13, 2022 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.9810, 147.2940
387.0 km from Lae (240.4 miles)
Depth: 58.0 km
Bulolo, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.8 magnitude earthquake
2022-07-28 18:28:22
at 18:28
July 28, 2022 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -7.0330, 146.7440
274.0 km from Bulolo (170.3 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Alotau, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
5.5 magnitude earthquake
2022-06-23 02:04:31
at 02:04
June 23, 2022 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -9.4790, 149.8230
293.4 km from Alotau (182.3 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Wau, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
4.6 magnitude earthquake
2022-01-27 23:39:28
at 23:39
January 27, 2022 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -7.9360, 146.7710
175.5 km from Wau (109.1 miles)
Depth: 144.0 km
Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.6 magnitude earthquake
2022-01-12 13:16:21
at 13:16
January 12, 2022 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.5980, 147.3300
319.0 km from Lae (198.2 miles)
Depth: 70.0 km
Port Moresby, National Capital, Papua New Guinea
4.2 magnitude earthquake
2021-12-08 13:19:42
at 13:19
December 08, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -8.6250, 146.8840
98.7 km from Port Moresby (61.3 miles)
Depth: 100.0 km
Popondetta, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
5.3 magnitude earthquake
2021-11-27 20:36:39
at 20:36
November 27, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -9.3080, 148.1670
113.2 km from Popondetta (70.3 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Popondetta, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
5.3 magnitude earthquake
2021-09-18 20:47:06
at 20:47
September 18, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -9.7760, 148.5640
158.6 km from Popondetta (98.5 miles)
Depth: 15.0 km
Popondetta, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
5.0 magnitude earthquake
2021-03-09 18:48:16
at 18:48
March 09, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -9.8720, 148.5360
158.2 km from Popondetta (98.3 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Kandrian, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
6.0 magnitude earthquake
2021-02-13 15:33:57
at 15:33
February 13, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -7.2930, 149.3970
345.8 km from Kandrian (214.8 miles)
Depth: 51.0 km
Finschhafen, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.7 magnitude earthquake
2021-01-23 03:19:51
at 03:19
January 23, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.3370, 147.6010
350.8 km from Finschhafen (218.0 miles)
Depth: 29.0 km
Kainantu, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
6.3 magnitude earthquake
2020-10-08 07:35:32
at 07:35
October 08, 2020 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.1140, 146.1690
387.4 km from Kainantu (240.7 miles)
Depth: 103.0 km
Popondetta, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
4.2 magnitude earthquake
2020-08-22 02:33:07
at 02:33
August 22, 2020 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -7.8330, 147.8100
195.8 km from Popondetta (121.6 miles)
Depth: 83.0 km
Popondetta, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
4.2 magnitude earthquake
2020-07-22 02:02:30
at 02:02
July 22, 2020 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -8.0120, 147.8840
181.0 km from Popondetta (112.5 miles)
Depth: 91.0 km
Popondetta, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
4.8 magnitude earthquake
2020-07-17 17:35:52
at 17:35
July 17, 2020 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -8.0600, 147.9110
177.7 km from Popondetta (110.4 miles)
Depth: 100.0 km
Popondetta, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
7.0 magnitude earthquake
2020-07-17 02:50:23
at 02:50
July 17, 2020 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -7.8430, 147.7660
193.0 km from Popondetta (119.9 miles)
Depth: 79.0 km
Popondetta, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
4.5 magnitude earthquake
2020-04-10 19:26:45
at 19:26
April 10, 2020 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -8.6410, 148.1130
140.5 km from Popondetta (87.3 miles)
Depth: 111.0 km
Bulolo, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
7.2 magnitude earthquake
2019-05-06 21:19:35
at 21:19
May 06, 2019 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.9770, 146.4400
287.4 km from Bulolo (178.6 miles)
Depth: 126.0 km
Popondetta, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
5.0 magnitude earthquake
2019-04-30 23:55:09
at 23:55
April 30, 2019 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -9.6410, 148.5470
154.3 km from Popondetta (95.9 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Popondetta, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
4.9 magnitude earthquake
2019-04-30 21:01:01
at 21:01
April 30, 2019 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -9.5900, 148.6040
160.0 km from Popondetta (99.4 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Finschhafen, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.9 magnitude earthquake
2019-04-12 14:51:28
at 14:51
April 12, 2019 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.3990, 148.6680
379.3 km from Finschhafen (235.7 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km