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Earthquake in Papua New Guinea today

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Yes — 2 M2.5+ earthquakes in Papua New Guinea in the last 24 hours; latest M5.4 33 km ESE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea, 10 hours ago Largest today: M5.4 33 km ESE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea at Oct 25, 10:30 UTC.

Was there an earthquake in Papua New Guinea today? Every earthquake USGS has located in and off Papua New Guinea in the last day and week, with the largest of the past year. Updated every few minutes.

Last 24 hours
2 M2.5+
Last 7 days
10 M2.5+
Last 30 days
43 M2.5+
Largest in 30 days
M6.2 86 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea, Oct 11, 2026
Past 12 months
585 M2.5+
Largest in 12 months
M6.5 45 km NNE of Goroka, Papua New Guinea, Dec 22, 2025

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Earthquakes in Papua New Guinea today

USGS has located 2 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in Papua New Guinea (or just offshore) since Oct 24, 20:12 UTC. That compares with 10 over the past 7 days, about 1.4 a day.

Local timeUTCMagnitudeDepthLocation
Oct 25, 10:30Oct 25, 10:30 UTCM5.472 km33 km ESE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea
Oct 25, 03:29Oct 25, 03:29 UTCM5.281 km63 km NNE of Lae, Papua New Guinea

Local time is the time zone of the nearest city to the epicentre.

Earthquakes in Papua New Guinea in the past 7 days

10 M2.5+ earthquakes in the past week. 10 were offshore or more than 150 km from a city. The largest was M5.4 33 km ESE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea.

Local timeUTCMagnitudeDepthLocation
Oct 25, 10:30Oct 25, 10:30 UTCM5.472 km33 km ESE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea
Oct 25, 03:29Oct 25, 03:29 UTCM5.281 km63 km NNE of Lae, Papua New Guinea
Oct 23, 06:34Oct 23, 06:34 UTCM4.465 km19 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
Oct 22, 20:05Oct 22, 20:05 UTCM5.010 km153 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Oct 22, 05:23Oct 22, 05:23 UTCM4.857 km86 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Oct 20, 14:20Oct 20, 14:20 UTCM4.557 km111 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Oct 20, 00:05Oct 20, 00:05 UTCM4.210 km28 km S of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
Oct 19, 22:42Oct 19, 22:42 UTCM4.976 km52 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Oct 18, 22:31Oct 18, 22:31 UTCM5.110 km129 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Oct 18, 22:06Oct 18, 22:06 UTCM4.710 km147 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

Largest earthquakes in Papua New Guinea in the past year

USGS located 585 M2.5+ earthquakes in or off Papua New Guinea in the past 12 months, 2% of the 28,885 recorded worldwide, or about 11.3 a week. This week's 10 is close to that average. The strongest was M6.5 on Dec 22, 2025 (45 km NNE of Goroka, Papua New Guinea).

DateMagnitudeDepthLocation
Dec 22, 2025M6.5107 km45 km NNE of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
Sep 20, 2026M6.4113 km50 km NNE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea
Jul 13, 2026M6.410 km196 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
Oct 11, 2026M6.231 km86 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
Oct 13, 2026M6.021 km126 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
Jan 20, 2026M5.9103 km24 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
May 22, 2026M5.710 km115 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
Apr 30, 2026M5.710 km230 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
Feb 21, 2026M5.770 km14 km SSE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
Sep 26, 2026M5.670 km72 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

Tsunami warning status

None of the earthquakes in Papua New Guinea in the past 30 days carried the USGS tsunami flag, which USGS sets for large quakes in oceanic regions where the tsunami warning centres issue messages.

Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.

USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event.

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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).