List of earthquakes in Papua New Guinea

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Earthquakes in Papua New Guinea are due to its location near the geologically active Pacific Ring of Fire. Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are a mix of vulnerable and earthquake resistant construction. The predominant vulnerable building types are usually metal, timber and unreinforced brick masonry construction.[1]

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Date Region Mag. MMI Deaths Injuries Comments Ref
2024-03-24 East Sepik 6.9 Mw  VII 5 12 Severe damage [2]
2023-04-03 East Sepik 7.0 Mw  VII 8 "scores" Severe damage [3]
2022-09-11 Morobe 7.6 Mw  VIII 21 42 Extensive damage [4]
2020-07-17 Oro Province 7.0 Mw  VII 1 Landslides and a dozen homes collapsed [5]
2019-05-14 New Ireland 7.6 Mw VII 1 No major damage or deaths reported. [6][7]
2019-05-06 Morobe 7.1 Mw VI Minor damage in Lae [8]
2018-10-10 New Britain 7.0 Mw  VI 1 Moderate damage [9]
2018-04-07 New Guinea 6.3 Mw VII 4 Aftershock [10]
2018-03-06 New Guinea 6.7 Mw VII 25 Aftershock [11]
2018-03-04 New Guinea 6.0 Mw VII 11 Aftershock [12]
2018-02-26 New Guinea 7.5 Mw IX 160 500+ Heavy damage / Landslides [13][14]
2017-01-22Bougainville Island7.9 MwIX517Moderate damage / Tsunami (local)[15]
2016-12-17 New Ireland 7.9 Mw  VII Power was knocked out in some areas / tsunami [16]
2015-03-29 New Britain 7.5 Mw  VII Small tsunami [17]
2005-06-04 Morobe Province 6.1 Mw VI 1 Several Many buildings damaged or destroyed in Lae. [18]
2002-09-09Sandaun Province7.6 MwX[19]670Tsunami (local)[20]
2002-04-01Morobe Province5.3 MwIV36Deaths from a landslide[21]
2002-01-10Sandaun Province6.7 MwIX[22]1200 homes destroyed at Aitape[23]
2000-11-16New Ireland7.8 MwVIIAdditional damage / doublet
2000-11-16New Ireland8.0 MwVIII2Tsunami (local) / doublet
1998-07-17Sandaun Province7.0 MwVIII2,183–2,700ThousandsDestructive local tsunami (15 m (49 ft))
1993-10-13Morobe Province6.9 MwIX60200Landslides[24]
1993-08-20 Hela 6.2 Mw VII 5 Damage in Tari [25]
1989-03-11Southern New Ireland5.8 MwV1Landslide[26]
1987-02-09Morobe Province7.4 MsVII3Landslide[27]
1985-05-11New Britain7.2 MwVIII1Landslides[28]
1984-03-27Karkar Island6.5 MwVIII11Many buildings destroyed[29]
1971-07-26PNG / Solomon Islands8.1 MwVITsunami (local) / doublet
1971-07-14PNG / Solomon Islands8.0 MwIX25Tsunami (local) / doublet
1970-10-31North coast6.9 MwVIII5–18203 m (10 ft) tsunami
1968-10-23North coast7.5Moderate damageNGDC 1972
1968-02-12New Ireland7.8VIIIMinimal damageNGDC 1972
1967-08-13Bismarck Sea6.4 MsSevere damage / tsunamiNGDC 1972
1964-11-17New Britain7.6 MsVIIIMinimal damage / tsunamiNGDC 1972
1953-04-23PNG / Solomon Islands7.4 MwMinimal damage / tsunamiNGDC 1972
1941-01-13Bismarck Sea7.4 Mw4Moderate damage / tsunamiNGDC 1972
1939-01-30Bougainville Island7.8 Ms5ManyModerate damage / tsunamiNGDC 1972
1938-05-127.5 MsMinimal damage / tsunamiNGDC 1972
1937-05-28New BritainVIII507Volcanic eruption / tsunami at TavurvurNGDC 1972
1933-12-12Minimal damage / tsunamiNGDC 1972
1922-01-19Bismarck Sea7.5 MsMinimal damage / tsunamiNGDC 1972
1920-02-02New Britain7.7 MsMinimal damage / tsunamiNGDC 1972
1919-05-06PNG / Solomon Islands7.8 MwMinimal damage / tsunamiNGDC 1972
1916-01-01PNG / Solomon Islands7.9 MwMinimal damage / tsunamiNGDC 1972
1906-10-02Bismarck Sea7.2 MwLimited damage / tsunamiNGDC 1972
1906-09-14New Britain8.0 MwMinimal damage / tsunamiNGDC 1972
1900-09-10Bismarck Sea6.8 MsSomeSevere damage / tsunamiNGDC 1972
1873Maclay Coast8.0 MsSomeModerate damage / tsunamiNGDC 1972
1857-04-17Bismarck Sea8.0 MsMinimal damage / tsunamiNGDC 1972
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