• M6.0 earthquake hits New Britain, Papua New Guinea

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit New Britain, Papua New Guinea at 15:13 UTC on March 13, 2024. The agency is reporting a depth of 50 km (31 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 56 km (35 miles).

  • Strong M6.1 earthquake hits New Britain, Papua New Guinea

    A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.1 hit the New Britain region, Papua New Guinea at 22:39 UTC on September 2, 2022. The agency is reporting a depth of 126 km (78 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.1 at a depth of 119 km (74 miles).

  • M6.0 earthquake hits near the coast of New Britain, P.N.G.

    A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit near the coast of New Britain, Papua New Guinea at 10:34 UTC on October 1, 2020, at a depth of 109 km (68 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 80 km (50 miles). This is the second M6+ earthquake today….

  • Powerful M7.5 earthquake hits New Britain, Papua New Guinea

    A powerful earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.5 hit New Britain, Papua New Guinea at 12:58 UTC (22:58 LT) on May 14, 2019. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.5 at a depth of 48 km (29.8 miles). The epicenter was located…

  • Shallow M6.0 earthquake hits near the coast of New Britain, PNG

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 hit near the coast of New Britain, Papua New Guinea at 07:57 UTC (17:57 local time) on May 9, 2018. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 55 km (34…

  • Strong and shallow M6.9 earthquake hits New Britain, P.N.G.

    A very strong earthquake measuring M6.9 on the Richter scale hit New Britain region of Papua New Guinea at 21:25 UTC on March 29, 2018. USGS is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.0 at a depth of 60 (37.3 miles). This earthquake can have a…

  • Magnitude 6.7 – Eastern New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

    A very strong earthquake at intermediate depth occurred very close to the PNG town of Finschhafen. Magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Eastern New Guinea region with location 103 km (64 miles) E of Lae, New Guinea, 184 km (114 miles) WSW of Kandrian, New Britain, 323 km