M4.0
Depth: 27 km
Sandaun · Mouri
NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Live map, statistics and recent events
The latest recorded earthquake in Papua New Guinea was on 2026-08-25 at 18:16 UTC in Sandaun with magnitude M4.0.
In the current month, 16 earthquakes were recorded in Papua New Guinea with an average magnitude of 4.95.
Most earthquakes in 2026 occurred in Sandaun (53), followed by Madang (34).
The strongest recorded earthquake in Papua New Guinea reached magnitude M6.9 on 2026-07-13.
In 2026, 92% of events were M≥3 and 32% were M≥5.
Showing the latest 21 events from the QuakeMap24 database (UTC).
NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
60 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea
NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
28 km SW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
112 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
68 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
Event of magnitude 5.1, near Port Moresby (Monde)
41 km SSW of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
45 km SSW of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
89 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
107 km WNW of Kerema, Papua New Guinea
123 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
195 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
31 km SSW of Ialibu, Papua New Guinea
NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
36 km SSW of Mendi, Papua New Guinea
NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
76 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
NEAR N COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PNG.
147 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
120 km E of Kokopo, 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).
with casualties or damage
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