Recent Earthquakes Near Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Lae has had: (M1.5 or greater)
- 0 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
- 0 earthquakes in the past 7 days
- 0 earthquakes in the past 30 days
- 8 earthquakes in the past 365 days
The largest earthquake in Lae:
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
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
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
Madang, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
6.9 magnitude earthquake
2023-10-07 08:40:13
at 08:40
October 07, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.5070, 146.1980
160.9 km from Madang (100.0 miles)
Depth: 76.0 km
Madang, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
6.7 magnitude earthquake
2023-10-07 08:34:26
at 08:34
October 07, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.6000, 146.1320
156.8 km from Madang (97.4 miles)
Depth: 53.0 km
Kandrian, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
6.3 magnitude earthquake
2023-04-19 09:06:05
at 09:06
April 19, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.9990, 149.6060
299.7 km from Kandrian (186.2 miles)
Depth: 55.0 km
Madang, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
6.3 magnitude earthquake
2023-03-14 00:49:08
at 00:49
March 14, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.4060, 146.8540
146.5 km from Madang (91.0 miles)
Depth: 213.0 km
Kimbe, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
6.5 magnitude earthquake
2023-03-01 05:36:15
at 05:36
March 01, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -4.8140, 149.4870
347.4 km from Kimbe (215.9 miles)
Depth: 598.0 km
Kandrian, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
6.2 magnitude earthquake
2023-02-25 21:24:48
at 21:24
February 25, 2023 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.1110, 149.7930
316.7 km from Kandrian (196.8 miles)
Depth: 38.0 km
Kainantu, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
7.6 magnitude earthquake
2022-09-10 23:46:57
at 23:46
September 10, 2022 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.2560, 146.4690
77.9 km from Kainantu (48.4 miles)
Depth: 90.0 km
Kandrian, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
6.1 magnitude earthquake
2022-09-02 22:39:51
at 22:39
September 02, 2022 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.6500, 148.7190
224.6 km from Kandrian (139.6 miles)
Depth: 126.0 km
Lorengau, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea
6.3 magnitude earthquake
2022-05-09 22:33:06
at 22:33
May 09, 2022 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -3.3690, 146.3470
377.8 km from Lorengau (234.8 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Madang, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
6.0 magnitude earthquake
2022-04-28 13:21:13
at 13:21
April 28, 2022 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -3.8990, 146.6610
314.5 km from Madang (195.4 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Lorengau, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea
6.0 magnitude earthquake
2021-07-21 14:26:00
at 14:26
July 21, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -3.3300, 146.8540
375.5 km from Lorengau (233.4 miles)
Depth: 8.0 km
Madang, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
6.0 magnitude earthquake
2021-04-10 11:38:32
at 11:38
April 10, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -3.4530, 145.7210
388.3 km from Madang (241.3 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Kandrian, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
6.0 magnitude earthquake
2021-02-13 15:33:57
at 15:33
February 13, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -7.2930, 149.3970
272.7 km from Kandrian (169.4 miles)
Depth: 51.0 km
Lorengau, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea
6.3 magnitude earthquake
2021-02-07 05:45:52
at 05:45
February 07, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -3.2930, 146.0590
393.3 km from Lorengau (244.4 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Kainantu, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
6.3 magnitude earthquake
2020-10-08 07:35:32
at 07:35
October 08, 2020 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.1140, 146.1690
113.6 km from Kainantu (70.6 miles)
Depth: 103.0 km
Kandrian, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
6.0 magnitude earthquake
2020-10-01 10:34:48
at 10:34
October 01, 2020 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.0870, 148.6580
196.9 km from Kandrian (122.3 miles)
Depth: 109.0 km
Popondetta, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea
7.0 magnitude earthquake
2020-07-17 02:50:23
at 02:50
July 17, 2020 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -7.8430, 147.7660
150.2 km from Popondetta (93.3 miles)
Depth: 79.0 km
Kandrian, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
6.2 magnitude earthquake
2019-07-15 08:21:35
at 08:21
July 15, 2019 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.9900, 149.5520
294.2 km from Kandrian (182.8 miles)
Depth: 58.0 km
Bulolo, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
7.2 magnitude earthquake
2019-05-06 21:19:35
at 21:19
May 06, 2019 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.9770, 146.4400
67.6 km from Bulolo (42.0 miles)
Depth: 126.0 km
Lorengau, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea
6.2 magnitude earthquake
2019-01-17 15:06:35
at 15:06
January 17, 2019 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -3.2670, 146.3240
389.4 km from Lorengau (242.0 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Kandrian, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
6.0 magnitude earthquake
2018-07-19 18:30:32
at 18:30
July 19, 2018 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.1140, 148.7300
203.3 km from Kandrian (126.3 miles)
Depth: 29.0 km
Madang, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea
6.3 magnitude earthquake
2018-01-26 22:47:57
at 22:47
January 26, 2018 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -3.5140, 145.8480
377.0 km from Madang (234.3 miles)
Depth: 10.0 km
Finschhafen, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
6.0 magnitude earthquake
2017-12-01 02:50:00
at 02:50
December 01, 2017 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.1400, 147.6010
93.0 km from Finschhafen (57.8 miles)
Depth: 52.0 km
Kandrian, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
6.3 magnitude earthquake
2017-03-05 22:47:53
at 22:47
March 05, 2017 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.9990, 149.3530
272.8 km from Kandrian (169.5 miles)
Depth: 31.0 km
Panguna, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
7.9 magnitude earthquake
2017-01-22 04:30:23
at 04:30
January 22, 2017 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.2140, 155.1220
900.6 km from Panguna (559.6 miles)
Depth: 136.0 km
Kokopo, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
7.9 magnitude earthquake
2016-12-17 10:51:12
at 10:51
December 17, 2016 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -4.5090, 153.4500
755.8 km from Kokopo (469.6 miles)
Depth: 103.0 km
Kandrian, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
6.9 magnitude earthquake
2016-10-17 06:14:58
at 06:14
October 17, 2016 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.0530, 148.8620
219.4 km from Kandrian (136.3 miles)
Depth: 35.0 km
Finschhafen, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
6.6 magnitude earthquake
2014-11-07 03:33:55
at 03:33
November 07, 2014 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.9870, 148.2320
159.2 km from Finschhafen (98.9 miles)
Depth: 53.0 km
Kandrian, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
6.0 magnitude earthquake
2014-10-01 03:38:51
at 03:38
October 01, 2014 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.0710, 149.5330
289.8 km from Kandrian (180.1 miles)
Depth: 42.0 km
Lorengau, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea
6.0 magnitude earthquake
2014-07-29 13:27:40
at 13:27
July 29, 2014 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -3.4220, 146.7690
365.9 km from Lorengau (227.4 miles)
Depth: 9.0 km
Kandrian, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
6.6 magnitude earthquake
2013-07-07 20:30:06
at 20:30
July 07, 2013 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.0290, 149.7060
309.5 km from Kandrian (192.3 miles)
Depth: 56.0 km
Finschhafen, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
6.5 magnitude earthquake
2013-03-10 22:51:50
at 22:51
March 10, 2013 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.5980, 148.1740
131.0 km from Finschhafen (81.4 miles)
Depth: 28.0 km
6.2 magnitude earthquake
2012-08-19 22:41:49
at 22:41
August 19, 2012 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -4.7660, 144.5700
Depth: 73.0 km
Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
6.8 magnitude earthquake
2012-04-17 07:13:49
at 07:13
April 17, 2012 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -5.4620, 147.1170
140.1 km from Lae (87.1 miles)
Depth: 198.0 km
Kainantu, Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
6.6 magnitude earthquake
2012-03-21 22:15:06
at 22:15
March 21, 2012 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.2420, 145.9550
126.9 km from Kainantu (78.8 miles)
Depth: 118.0 km
Wau, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
7.1 magnitude earthquake
2011-12-14 05:04:58
at 05:04
December 14, 2011 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -7.5510, 146.8090
93.8 km from Wau (58.3 miles)
Depth: 135.0 km
Finschhafen, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
6.5 magnitude earthquake
2011-10-14 03:35:14
at 03:35
October 14, 2011 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -6.5700, 147.8810
99.3 km from Finschhafen (61.7 miles)
Depth: 37.0 km