List of earthquakes in Papua New Guinea

Earthquakes in Papua New Guinea are due to its location near the geologically-active Pacific Ring of Fire.

Date Region Mag. MMI Deaths Injuries Comments
2020-07-17 Oro Province 7.0 Mw  VII 1 Landslides and a dozen homes collapsed [1]
2019-05-14 New Ireland 7.6 Mw VII 1 No major damage or deaths reported. [2][3]
2019-05-06 Morobe 7.1 Mw VI Minor damage in Lae [4]
2018-04-07 New Guinea 6.3 Mw VII 4 Aftershock [5]
2018-03-06 New Guinea 6.7 Mw VII 25 Aftershock [6]
2018-03-04 New Guinea 6.0 Mw VII 11 Aftershock [7]
2018-02-25 New Guinea 7.5 Mw IX 160 500+ Heavy damage / Landslides [8][9]
2017-01-22Bougainville Island7.9 MwVIII315Moderate damage / Tsunami (local)[10]
2016-12-17 New Ireland 7.9 Mw  VII Power was knocked out in some areas / tsunami [11]
2015-03-29 New Britain 7.5 Mw  VII Small tsunami [12]
2002-09-09Sandaun Province7.6 Mw470Tsunami (local)[13]
2002-01-10Sandaun Province6.7 Mw1200 homes destroyed at Aitape[14]
2000-11-16New Ireland7.8 MwAdditional damage / doublet
2000-11-16New Ireland8.0 Mw2Tsunami (local) / doublet
1998-07-17Sandaun Province7.0 MwVIII2,183–2,700ThousandsDestructive local tsunami (15 m (49 ft))
1993-10-13Morobe Province6.9 Mw60200Landslides[15]
1989-03-11southern New Ireland5.8 MwV1Landslide[16]
1987-02-09Morobe Province7.4 Ms3Landslide[17]
1985-05-11New Britain7.2 MwVIII1Landslides[18]
1984-03-27Karkar Island6.5 MwVIII11Many buildings destroyed[19]
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
1968-02-12New Ireland7.8VIIIMinimal damageNGDC
1967-08-13Bismarck Sea6.4 MsSevere damage / tsunamiNGDC
1964-11-17New Britain7.6 MsVIIIMinimal damage / tsunamiNGDC
1953-04-23PNG / Solomon Islands7.4 MwMinimal damage / tsunamiNGDC
1941-01-13Bismarck Sea7.4 Mw4Moderate damage / tsunamiNGDC
1939-01-30Bougainville Island7.8 Ms5ManyModerate damage / tsunamiNGDC
1938-05-127.5 MsMinimal damage / tsunamiNGDC
1937-05-28New BritainVIII507Volcanic eruption / tsunami at TavurvurNGDC
1933-12-12Minimal damage / tsunamiNGDC
1922-01-19Bismarck Sea7.5 MsMinimal damage / tsunamiNGDC
1920-02-02New Britain7.7 MsMinimal damage / tsunamiNGDC
1919-05-06PNG / Solomon Islands7.8 MwMinimal damage / tsunamiNGDC
1916-01-01PNG / Solomon Islands7.9 MwMinimal damage / tsunamiNGDC
1906-10-02Bismarck Sea7.2 MwLimited damage / tsunamiNGDC
1906-09-14New Britain8.0 MwMinimal damage / tsunamiNGDC
1900-09-10Bismarck Sea6.8 MsSomeSevere damage / tsunamiNGDC
1873Maclay Coast8.0 MsSomeModerate damage / tsunamiNGDC
1857-04-17Bismarck Sea8.0 MsMinimal damage / tsunamiNGDC
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

References
  1. "M 7.0 - 114 km NNW of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea". USGS. Retrieved 2 Dec 2020.
  2. "M 7.5 - 45km NE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  3. Joey Millar (May 14, 2019). "Papua New Guinea earthquake: TSUNAMI THREAT for Pacific after 7.7 quake". www.express.co.uk. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  4. "M 7.2 - 33km NW of Bulolo. Papua New Guinea". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
  5. "M 6.3 - 88km WSW of Porgera, Papua New Guinea". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  6. "At least 25 killed in PNG aftershocks". Courier Mail. 2018-03-07. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  7. "Strong aftershocks rock PNG leaving 11 people dead". ABC News. 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  8. "Pray for those suffering - Post Courier". postcourier.com.pg. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  9. "Death toll in Papua New Guinea quake rises to 75 | IOL News". Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  10. USGS. "M 7.9 - 41km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey.
  11. "M 7.9 - 54km E of Taron, Papua New Guinea". USGS. Retrieved 2 Dec 2020.
  12. "M 7.5 - 53km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea". USGS. Retrieved 2 Dec 2020.
  13. USGS. "M7.6 - near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey.
  14. USGS. "M6.7 - near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey.
  15. USGS. "M6.9 - eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey.
  16. USGS. "M5.8 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey.
  17. USGS. "M7.4 - eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey.
  18. USGS. "M7.2 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey.
  19. USGS. "M6.5 - near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea". United States Geological Survey.

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