Earthquakes in Papua New Guinea

Recent earthquakes in Papua New Guinea

The largest on record in Papua New Guinea

Since 1900, when the instrumental record becomes usable. The largest is M 8.2 at 1919 Papua New Guinea Earthquake on 1919-05-06: great: devastating, felt across enormous distances.

How these numbers were counted

Counts include every earthquake of magnitude 1.0 and above that USGS located in Papua New Guinea. The search is a latitude and longitude rectangle covering Papua New Guinea. No region is a rectangle, so events just outside the border can appear; each row shows the location text USGS published, which names the nearest town. Full method, including why counts from different places are not comparable.

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (FDSN event service). Retrieved 2026-08-10. Public domain.