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Latest quakes in or near Northern, Papua New Guinea - list, stats and map

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: Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake 114 km NNW of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea
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Mag. 4.9 earthquake 93 Km SSE of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea - Feb 28, 2024 -
Strongest since 1970Mag. 7.1 Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G. (Papua New Guinea) - May 7, 2019 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 16:17 GMT -
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There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Northern in the past 24 hours.
Since 1970, Northern has had 231 quakes of magnitudes above 3 and up to 7.1:
  • 3 quakes above magnitude 7
  • 3 quakes between magnitude 6 and 7
  • 55 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
  • 130 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 40 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
Latest: Mag. 4.9 Earthquake 93 Km SSE of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea -
Strongest: Mag. 7.1 Earthquake Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G. (Papua New Guinea) -
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Showing all recent or significant quakes since 1970, magnitude 0 or higher, within up to 50 km (31 mi) distance (129 out of 231 quakes, show more):
Latest quakes in or near Northern, Papua New Guinea - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Feb 28, 02:05 am (Port Moresby)
Feb 27, 16:05 GMT
4.9

10 km
93 Km SSE of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea Info
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Nov 21, 2023 05:10 pm (Port Moresby)
Nov 21, 2023 07:10 GMT
5.5

10 km
100 Km SSE of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea 2 reportsInfo
Monday, September 25, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Sep 25, 2023 07:19 pm (Port Moresby)
Sep 25, 2023 09:19 GMT
4.2

36 km
Papua New Guinea: Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.n.g. Info
Tuesday, August 1, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Aug 2, 2023 09:15 am (GMT +10)
Aug 1, 2023 23:15 GMT
4.3

45 km
24 km (15 mi) to the N Papua New Guinea: Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.n.g. Info
Thursday, July 6, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Jul 7, 2023 06:04 am (Port Moresby)
Jul 6, 2023 20:04 GMT
5.5

59 km
99 Km SE of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea Info
Sunday, May 7, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
May 7, 2023 12:38 pm (GMT +10)
May 7, 2023 02:38 GMT
4.3

39 km
44 km (27 mi) to the N Papua New Guinea: Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.n.g. Info
Monday, May 1, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
May 1, 2023 05:54 pm (Port Moresby)
May 1, 2023 07:54 GMT
4.9

10 km
Eastern New Guinea Region, Papua New Guinea Info
Tuesday, January 17, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 18, 2023 07:42 am (Port Moresby)
Jan 17, 2023 21:42 GMT
5.1

9.9 km
40 Km SSW of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea Info
Thursday, October 27, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 27, 2022 11:52 am (GMT +10)
Oct 27, 2022 01:52 GMT
4.3

35 km
35 km (22 mi) to the N Papua New Guinea: Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.n.g. Info
Thursday, June 23, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Jun 23, 2022 12:04 pm (Port Moresby)
Jun 23, 2022 02:04 GMT
5.5

10 km
43 km (27 mi) to the E 115 Km NW of Alotau, Papua New Guinea Info
Sunday, March 20, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 21, 2022 02:16 am (Port Moresby)
Mar 20, 2022 16:16 GMT
4.5

10 km
Papua New Guinea: Eastern New Guinea Reg., P.n.g. Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 8.6 x 1015 joules (2379 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2 x 106 tons of TNT or 127.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 54 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 4.7 quakes on average per year in or near Northern, Papua New Guinea:
  • Mag. 8 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 17.9 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.11 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 8.9 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 1.12 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 4.3 quakes per year
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 5 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 5 quakes per year
Northern has a high level of seismic activity. Northern has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.

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