Major earthquakes in Papua New Guinea since 1900 (M6+)

M6+987

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LargestM8.01916

M7+90

LatestM6.42026-09-20

Per decade

1900s14

1910s35

1920s37

1930s82

1940s66

1950s81

1960s76

1970s93

1980s97

1990s118

2000s123

2010s114

2020s51

Depth

0–70 km858

70–300 km102

300 km+26

50 largest

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M8.0 1916-01-01	1916-01-01 13:20	35 km	60 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.9 1975-07-20	1975-07-20 14:37	49 km	56 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M7.9 2016-12-17	2016-12-17 10:51	95 km	140 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.9 2017-01-22	2017-01-22 04:30	135 km	35 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M7.8 1935-09-20	1935-09-20 01:46	30 km	New Guinea, Papua New Guinea
M7.8 1939-01-30	1939-01-30 02:18	35 km	85 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M7.8 1920-02-02	1920-02-02 11:22	35 km	74 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.8 2000-11-16	2000-11-16 07:42	30 km	135 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.8 2000-11-17	2000-11-17 21:01	33 km	138 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.7 1975-07-20	1975-07-20 19:54	44 km	94 km SSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M7.7 1995-08-16	1995-08-16 10:27	30 km	155 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M7.7 1946-09-29	1946-09-29 03:02	50 km	152 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.6 1906-10-02	1906-10-02 01:51	35 km	38 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
M7.6 1983-03-18	1983-03-18 09:05	89 km	157 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.6 2002-09-08	2002-09-08 18:44	13 km	68 km ESE of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
M7.6 2005-09-09	2005-09-09 07:26	90 km	135 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.6 2019-05-14	2019-05-14 12:58	10 km	48 km NE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.6 2022-09-10	2022-09-10 23:47	116 km	70 km E of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea
M7.6 1918-07-03	1918-07-03 06:52	15 km	50 km N of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
M7.5 1938-05-12	1938-05-12 15:39	35 km	48 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
M7.5 1963-02-26	1963-02-26 20:14	187 km	49 km WSW of Wau, Papua New Guinea
M7.5 1972-08-17	1972-08-17 23:44	14 km	199 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.5 1990-12-30	1990-12-30 19:14	179 km	104 km ENE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M7.5 2014-04-19	2014-04-19 13:28	43 km	70 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M7.5 2015-03-29	2015-03-29 23:48	41 km	53 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.5 2015-05-05	2015-05-05 01:44	55 km	131 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.5 2018-02-25	2018-02-25 17:44	25 km	32 km SW of Tari, Papua New Guinea
M7.5 1945-12-28	1945-12-28 17:48	60 km	32 km SSW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M7.5 1917-07-29	1917-07-29 21:52	35 km	93 km SW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
M7.4 1947-05-06	1947-05-06 20:30	35 km	92 km WSW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
M7.4 1905-01-13	1905-01-13 13:20	15 km	177 km SW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
M7.4 1987-02-08	1987-02-08 18:33	55 km	54 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
M7.4 1987-10-16	1987-10-16 20:48	48 km	54 km W of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
M7.4 1999-04-05	1999-04-05 11:08	150 km	63 km W of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
M7.4 1953-04-23	1953-04-23 16:24	35 km	67 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.4 1913-05-30	1913-05-30 11:47	15 km	97 km SW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
M7.3 1955-10-10	1955-10-10 08:57	20 km	102 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.3 1968-02-12	1968-02-12 05:44	26 km	166 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.3 1985-07-03	1985-07-03 04:36	33 km	62 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.3 2010-07-18	2010-07-18 13:34	35 km	New Britain region, Papua New Guinea
M7.3 2013-07-07	2013-07-07 18:35	386 km	190 km ENE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.3 1967-12-25	1967-12-25 01:23	53 km	192 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
M7.3 1907-05-07	1907-05-07 10:16	30 km	49 km NNE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M7.3 1944-05-25	1944-05-25 12:58	15 km	195 km E of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
M7.2 1918-10-27	1918-10-27 17:06	15 km	185 km NW of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
M7.2 1949-10-19	1949-10-19 21:00	60 km	155 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M7.2 1902-01-24	1902-01-24 23:27	–	New Britain region, Papua New Guinea
M7.2 1972-04-28	1972-04-28 23:32	403 km	192 km NW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M7.2 1974-10-23	1974-10-23 06:14	48 km	282 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
M7.2 1985-05-10	1985-05-10 15:35	27 km	100 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.