M4.6
Depth: 89 km
New Ireland · Namatanai District
109 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Live map, statistics and recent events
The latest recorded earthquake in Papua New Guinea was on 2026-07-16 at 17:46 UTC in New Ireland with magnitude M4.6.
In the current month, 8 earthquakes were recorded in Papua New Guinea with an average magnitude of 5.25.
Most earthquakes in 2026 occurred in Sandaun (42), followed by Madang (32).
The strongest recorded earthquake in Papua New Guinea reached magnitude M6.9 on 2026-07-13.
In 2026, 94% of events were M≥3 and 31% were M≥5.
Showing the latest 30 events from the QuakeMap24 database (UTC).
109 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
187 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
NEAR N COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PNG.
110 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea
NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
135 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea
NEAR N COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PNG.
NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
90 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
NEAR N COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PNG.
20 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea
NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
66 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Event of magnitude 5.3, near Lae (Monde)
New Britain region
NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
58 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea
61 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G.
30 km NNE of Bulolo, Papua New Guinea
New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea
76 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
NEW GUINEA, 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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