Recent Earthquakes Near Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Lae has had: (M1.5 or greater)
- 0 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
- 3 earthquakes in the past 7 days
- 8 earthquakes in the past 30 days
- 62 earthquakes in the past 365 days
The largest earthquake in Lae:
Wau, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.0 magnitude earthquake
2026-05-30 22:45:51
at 22:45
May 30, 2026 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -7.2970, 147.4540
81.2 km from Wau (50.4 miles)
Depth: 68.0 km
Finschhafen, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.0 magnitude earthquake
2026-05-17 22:58:34
at 22:58
May 17, 2026 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.4260, 147.5800
72.5 km from Finschhafen (45.0 miles)
Depth: 77.0 km
Finschhafen, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.1 magnitude earthquake
2026-04-17 21:46:30
at 21:46
April 17, 2026 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.9580, 148.5130
188.0 km from Finschhafen (116.8 miles)
Depth: 94.0 km
Madang, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
5.5 magnitude earthquake
2026-02-25 11:14:02
at 11:14
February 25, 2026 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.2620, 145.9050
201.7 km from Madang (125.4 miles)
Depth: 72.0 km
Madang, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
5.7 magnitude earthquake
2026-02-21 06:18:43
at 06:18
February 21, 2026 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.3680, 145.8350
197.4 km from Madang (122.7 miles)
Depth: 71.0 km
Finschhafen, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.2 magnitude earthquake
2026-02-03 19:21:36
at 19:21
February 03, 2026 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.2350, 147.5860
84.7 km from Finschhafen (52.6 miles)
Depth: 70.0 km
Mendi, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
5.6 magnitude earthquake
2026-01-26 17:06:23
at 17:06
January 26, 2026 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.4710, 143.5530
381.8 km from Mendi (237.2 miles)
Depth: 19.0 km
Madang, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
5.9 magnitude earthquake
2026-01-20 07:21:58
at 07:21
January 20, 2026 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.2810, 145.9950
194.2 km from Madang (120.7 miles)
Depth: 89.0 km
Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.1 magnitude earthquake
2026-01-14 15:29:02
at 15:29
January 14, 2026 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.6510, 147.1200
119.4 km from Lae (74.2 miles)
Depth: 172.0 km
Finschhafen, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.2 magnitude earthquake
2026-01-05 00:42:03
at 00:42
January 05, 2026 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.6780, 147.6380
135.7 km from Finschhafen (84.3 miles)
Depth: 175.0 km
Finschhafen, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.2 magnitude earthquake
2025-12-23 09:54:53
at 09:54
December 23, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.5730, 147.4110
135.2 km from Finschhafen (84.0 miles)
Depth: 196.0 km
Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
6.5 magnitude earthquake
2025-12-22 10:31:28
at 10:31
December 22, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.7200, 145.4960
199.7 km from Goroka (124.1 miles)
Depth: 110.0 km
Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
5.1 magnitude earthquake
2025-11-12 03:23:34
at 03:23
November 12, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.8830, 145.5590
184.2 km from Goroka (114.4 miles)
Depth: 109.0 km
Finschhafen, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.2 magnitude earthquake
2025-10-23 04:07:01
at 04:07
October 23, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.6540, 148.2840
142.6 km from Finschhafen (88.6 miles)
Depth: 63.0 km
Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
6.6 magnitude earthquake
2025-10-07 11:05:17
at 11:05
October 07, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.7840, 146.7670
26.2 km from Lae (16.3 miles)
Depth: 99.0 km
Kainantu, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
5.8 magnitude earthquake
2025-07-21 16:41:08
at 16:41
July 21, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.9110, 146.6030
99.8 km from Kainantu (62.0 miles)
Depth: 101.0 km
Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.2 magnitude earthquake
2025-07-18 14:33:07
at 14:33
July 18, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.5000, 147.0590
135.5 km from Lae (84.2 miles)
Depth: 181.0 km
Finschhafen, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.5 magnitude earthquake
2025-06-19 16:37:42
at 16:37
June 19, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.2220, 147.8530
109.8 km from Finschhafen (68.2 miles)
Depth: 37.0 km
Finschhafen, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.0 magnitude earthquake
2025-06-07 02:51:40
at 02:51
June 07, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.5630, 147.3380
133.8 km from Finschhafen (83.1 miles)
Depth: 195.0 km
Finschhafen, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.0 magnitude earthquake
2025-06-03 03:50:01
at 03:50
June 03, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -7.3090, 147.8820
117.4 km from Finschhafen (72.9 miles)
Depth: 53.0 km
Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.0 magnitude earthquake
2025-04-25 22:15:39
at 22:15
April 25, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.7250, 147.3920
43.8 km from Lae (27.2 miles)
Depth: 37.0 km
Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.7 magnitude earthquake
2025-04-22 13:29:11
at 13:29
April 22, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.4970, 146.9880
135.6 km from Lae (84.3 miles)
Depth: 225.0 km
Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.5 magnitude earthquake
2025-04-13 03:48:23
at 03:48
April 13, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.7260, 147.4180
46.7 km from Lae (29.0 miles)
Depth: 65.0 km
Madang, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
5.0 magnitude earthquake
2025-04-11 22:24:50
at 22:24
April 11, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.5970, 146.5610
133.5 km from Madang (83.0 miles)
Depth: 128.0 km
Madang, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
5.2 magnitude earthquake
2025-04-04 10:51:48
at 10:51
April 04, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.6980, 145.7110
181.9 km from Madang (113.0 miles)
Depth: 115.0 km
Kainantu, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
5.1 magnitude earthquake
2025-03-17 21:18:02
at 21:18
March 17, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.8290, 145.8490
160.9 km from Kainantu (100.0 miles)
Depth: 70.0 km
Finschhafen, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.1 magnitude earthquake
2025-03-15 16:28:36
at 16:28
March 15, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.1230, 147.5930
93.6 km from Finschhafen (58.2 miles)
Depth: 59.0 km
Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.0 magnitude earthquake
2025-01-13 07:08:05
at 07:08
January 13, 2025 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.2070, 147.0200
57.2 km from Lae (35.5 miles)
Depth: 82.0 km
Finschhafen, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.6 magnitude earthquake
2024-09-19 08:41:00
at 08:41
September 19, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.5390, 147.4770
141.4 km from Finschhafen (87.8 miles)
Depth: 185.0 km
Lorengau, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea
6.3 magnitude earthquake
2024-09-11 16:46:04
at 16:46
September 11, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -3.2730, 146.3600
388.0 km from Lorengau (241.1 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.1 magnitude earthquake
2024-08-25 15:35:08
at 15:35
August 25, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.8320, 147.1320
99.7 km from Lae (62.0 miles)
Depth: 91.0 km
Finschhafen, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.0 magnitude earthquake
2024-08-20 21:09:11
at 21:09
August 20, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.6060, 147.4250
49.2 km from Finschhafen (30.6 miles)
Depth: 83.0 km
Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.3 magnitude earthquake
2024-08-15 13:13:14
at 13:13
August 15, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -7.0080, 147.0470
32.0 km from Lae (19.9 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Kainantu, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
5.2 magnitude earthquake
2024-06-17 20:49:58
at 20:49
June 17, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.3440, 146.2940
88.2 km from Kainantu (54.8 miles)
Depth: 103.0 km
Finschhafen, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.3 magnitude earthquake
2024-05-23 04:19:02
at 04:19
May 23, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.2090, 147.7630
102.1 km from Finschhafen (63.5 miles)
Depth: 101.0 km
Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.7 magnitude earthquake
2024-05-21 03:35:58
at 03:35
May 21, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.2950, 147.3120
58.9 km from Lae (36.6 miles)
Depth: 49.0 km
Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.3 magnitude earthquake
2024-05-19 18:30:04
at 18:30
May 19, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.3710, 147.2560
48.4 km from Lae (30.1 miles)
Depth: 64.0 km
Finschhafen, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.2 magnitude earthquake
2024-05-16 03:48:01
at 03:48
May 16, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -7.0830, 148.4020
160.4 km from Finschhafen (99.7 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Kimbe, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
5.6 magnitude earthquake
2024-05-14 17:15:48
at 17:15
May 14, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.6480, 150.1560
369.4 km from Kimbe (229.5 miles)
Depth: 121.0 km
Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
5.4 magnitude earthquake
2024-05-05 15:40:22
at 15:40
May 05, 2024 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.8480, 146.7640
100.1 km from Lae (62.2 miles)
Depth: 105.0 km