Earthquakes in Papua New Guinea
654 earthquakes have been recorded in Papua New Guinea by Global Incident Tracker, 446 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 10 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
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Last 7 days
446
In 2026
654
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent earthquakes in Papua New Guinea
M4.6 Earthquake — 51 km NNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
Moderate
M4.4 Earthquake — 32 km WSW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
Minor
M4.4 Earthquake — NEAR N COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PNG.
Moderate
M4.6 Earthquake — 48 km SSW of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
Moderate
M4.9 Earthquake — 55 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Moderate
M4.8 Earthquake — 146 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Moderate
M4.4 Earthquake — 21 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
Minor
M4.8 Earthquake — NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
Moderate
M4.9 Earthquake — 21 km NE of Lae, Papua New Guinea
Moderate
M4.6 Earthquake — 76 km NNE of Lae, Papua New Guinea
Moderate
M4.4 Earthquake — 116 km NNE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
Minor
M4.6 Earthquake — 67 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Moderate
M5.0 Earthquake — 63 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Moderate
M5.1 Earthquake — 121 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Moderate
M4.9 Earthquake — 78 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Moderate
M5.6 Earthquake — NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.
Severe
M5.3 Earthquake — 72 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
Moderate
M5.1 Earthquake - 33 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Moderate
M5.2 Earthquake — 139 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Moderate
6.1-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Papua New Guinea
Minor
Magnitude 6.4 earthquake rattles Papua New Guinea in latest Pacific Ring of Fire activity
Minor
M5.7 Earthquake — EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G.
Moderate
पापुआ न्यू गिनी में भूकंप के तेज झटके, जमीन से 114 किलोमीटर नीचे रहा केंद्र - strong earthquake tremors in papua new guinea
Minor
Strong M6.4 earthquake hits Eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea - The Watchers
Minor
Strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea region
Minor
M6.3 Earthquake — EASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G.
Extreme
M4.9 Earthquake — 191 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
Moderate
M4.6 Earthquake — 43 km SE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
Moderate
M4.7 Earthquake — 120 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Moderate
5.0-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Papua New Guinea - Fana News -
Minor
When they happen
May carries the most earthquakes we hold for Papua New Guinea — 108 of 654. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 39 | |
| February | 42 | |
| March | 42 | |
| April | 60 | |
| May | 108 | |
| June | 44 | |
| July | 47 | |
| August | 66 | |
| September | 62 | |
| October | 58 | |
| November | 42 | |
| December | 44 |
Where this data comes from
Earthquakes have official real-time feeds, and ours come from USGS · EMSC · BMKG · GeoNet · INGV · GDACS.