M4.5
Depth: 148 km
Live map, statistics and recent events
The latest recorded earthquake in Papua New Guinea was on 2026-02-28 at 14:04 UTC in West New Britain with magnitude M4.5.
In the last month, 39 earthquakes were recorded in Papua New Guinea with an average magnitude of 4.36.
Most earthquakes in 2026 occurred in Madang (18), followed by Sandaun (15).
The strongest recorded earthquake in Papua New Guinea reached magnitude M6.7 on 2025-10-07.
In 2026, 94% of events were M≥3 and 30% were M≥5.
Showing the latest 30 events from the QuakeMap24 database (UTC).
Event of magnitude 5.5, near of Port Moresby (Monde)
Papua New Guinea Region
Eastern New Guinea region
Papua New Guinea [Sea]
Event of magnitude 5.4, near of Lae (Monde)
Papua New Guinea Region
Eastern New Guinea region
Papua New Guinea Region
Near North Coast of Papua New Guinea
Near north coast of New Guinea
Event of magnitude 5.1, near of Lae (Monde)
New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea
New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea
Distributions and trends based on the QuakeMap24 database.
Counts are per calendar month (UTC).
Based on the last 365 days (UTC).
Depth buckets are derived from the last 365 days (UTC).
Regions are derived from the most specific available location fields (e.g. state, then city).
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