List of earthquakes in Papua New Guinea explained

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]

DateRegionMMIDeathsInjuriesCommentsRef
2024-03-24East Sepik6.9 VIII5 2 Severe damage[2]
2023-04-03East Sepik7.0 VII8"scores"Severe damage[3]
2022-09-11Morobe7.6 VIII2142Extensive damage[4]
2020-07-17Oro Province7.0 VII1Landslides and a dozen homes collapsed[5]
2019-05-14New Ireland7.6 MwVII1No major damage or deaths reported.[6] [7]
2019-05-06Morobe7.1 MwVIMinor damage in Lae[8]
2018-10-10New Britain7.0 VI1Moderate damage[9]
2018-04-07New Guinea6.3 MwVII4Aftershock[10]
2018-03-06New Guinea6.7 MwVII25Aftershock[11]
2018-03-04New Guinea6.0 MwVII11Aftershock[12]
2018-02-26New Guinea7.5 MwIX160500+Heavy damage / Landslides[13] [14]
7.9 Mw IX 5 17 Moderate damage / Tsunami (local) [15]
2016-12-17New Ireland7.9 VIIPower was knocked out in some areas / tsunami[16]
2015-03-29New Britain7.5 VIISmall tsunami[17]
2005-06-04Morobe Province6.1 MwVI1SeveralMany buildings damaged or destroyed in Lae.[18]
7.6 Mw IX 6 70 Tsunami (local) [19]
5.3 IV 36 [20]
2002-01-10 6.7 Mw IX[21] 1 [22]
7.8 Mw VII
8.0 Mw VIII 2
7.0 Mw VIII 2,183–2,700 Thousands Destructive local tsunami (15m (49feet))
6.9 Mw IX 60 200 Landslides [23]
1993-08-20Hela6.2 MwVII5Damage in Tari[24]
1989-03-11 5.8 Mw V 1 [25]
1987-02-09 VII 3 [26]
1985-05-11 7.2 Mw VIII 1 Landslides [27]
1984-03-27 6.5 Mw VIII 11 Many buildings destroyed [28]
8.1 Mw VI
8.0 Mw IX 2 5
North coast 6.9 Mw VIII 5–18 20 3m (10feet) tsunami
1968-10-23 North coast 7.5 Moderate damage
1968-02-12 7.8 VIII Minimal damage
1967-08-13 6.4 Ms Severe damage / tsunami
1964-11-17 7.6 Ms VIII Minimal damage / tsunami
1953-04-23 7.4 Mw Minimal damage / tsunami
1941-01-13 7.4 Mw 4 Moderate damage / tsunami
1939-01-30 7.8 Ms 5 Many Moderate damage / tsunami
1938-05-12 7.5 Ms Minimal damage / tsunami
1937-05-28 VIII 507
1933-12-12 Minimal damage / tsunami
1922-01-19 7.5 Ms Minimal damage / tsunami
1920-02-02 7.7 Ms Minimal damage / tsunami
1919-05-06 7.8 Mw Minimal damage / tsunami
1916-01-01 7.9 Mw Minimal damage / tsunami
1906-10-02 7.2 Mw Limited damage / tsunami
1906-09-14 8.0 Mw Minimal damage / tsunami
1900-09-10 6.8 Ms Some Severe damage / tsunami
1873 Maclay Coast 8.0 Ms Some Moderate damage / tsunami
1857-04-17 8.0 Ms Minimal damage / tsunami
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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: PAGER . earthquake.usgs.gov . . 6 November 2022 . 10 September 2022 . 11 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220911051132/https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000iitd/pager . live .
  2. Web site: National Earthquake Information Center . M 6.9 - 38 km ENE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea . 23 March 2024 . 23 March 2024 . United States Geological Survey.
  3. Web site: National Earthquake Information Center. M 7.0 - New Guinea, Papua New Guinea. United States Geological Survey. 2 April 2023. 2 April 2023.
  4. Web site: M 7.6 - 67 km E of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea. 10 Sep 2022. USGS.
  5. Web site: M 7.0 - 114 km NNW of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea. 2 Dec 2020. USGS.
  6. Web site: M 7.5 - 45km NE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea. earthquake.usgs.gov. 2019-05-14.
  7. Web site: Papua New Guinea earthquake: TSUNAMI THREAT for Pacific after 7.7 quake. Joey Millar. www.express.co.uk. May 14, 2019. May 15, 2019.
  8. Web site: M 7.2 - 33km NW of Bulolo. Papua New Guinea. earthquake.usgs.gov. 2019-05-06.
  9. Web site: M 7.0 - 119km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. earthquake.usgs.gov. 2018-10-10.
  10. Web site: M 6.3 - 88km WSW of Porgera, Papua New Guinea. earthquake.usgs.gov. 2018-04-09.
  11. Web site: At least 25 killed in PNG aftershocks. 2018-03-07. Courier Mail. 2018-03-07.
  12. News: Strong aftershocks rock PNG leaving 11 people dead. 2018-03-05. ABC News. 2018-03-05. en-AU.
  13. Web site: Pray for those suffering - Post Courier. postcourier.com.pg. 28 March 2018 . en-US. 2018-03-28.
  14. News: Death toll in Papua New Guinea quake rises to 75 IOL News. 2018-03-06. en.
  15. Web site: M 7.9 - 41km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea. USGS. United States Geological Survey.
  16. Web site: M 7.9 - 54km E of Taron, Papua New Guinea. 2 Dec 2020. USGS.
  17. Web site: M 7.5 - 53km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea. 2 Dec 2020. USGS.
  18. Web site: M 6.1 - 47 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea. earthquake.usgs.gov. 2022-03-25.
  19. Web site: M7.6 - near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea. USGS. United States Geological Survey.
  20. Web site: M 5.3 - 62 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea. earthquake.usgs.gov.
  21. Web site: PAGER. 2 April 2023. 3 April 2023. USGS.
  22. Web site: M6.7 - near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea. USGS. United States Geological Survey.
  23. Web site: M6.9 - eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea. USGS. United States Geological Survey.
  24. Web site: M 6.2 - 28 km SW of Tari, Papua New Guinea. earthquake.usgs.gov. 2022-04-29.
  25. Web site: M5.8 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea. USGS. United States Geological Survey.
  26. Web site: M7.4 - eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea. USGS. United States Geological Survey.
  27. Web site: M7.2 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea. USGS. United States Geological Survey.
  28. Web site: M6.5 - near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea. USGS. United States Geological Survey.

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