• 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

  • Magnitude 6.2 – Near north coast of New Guinea

    A 6.2 magnitude earthquake has shaken the South Pacific region near the north coast of Papua New Guinea. Epicenter was 48 km (29 miles) ESE of Wewak, 242 km (150 miles) N of Mount Hagen, New Guinea, PNG (3.638°S, 144.160°E) at depth of 34.9 km (21.7 miles)

  • Spectacular discoveries in New Guinea

    Scientists made the astounding discoveries, which also included a river shark and dozens of butterflies, on New Guinea at a rate of two a week from 1998 to 2008, WWF said in a new report on the island’s natural habitat. A frog with fangs, a blind snake and a

  • 6.6 magnitude earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea

    A 6.6 magnitude earthquake was reported in the New Britain region of Papua New Guinea. There have been no reports of tsunami warnings being issued. Strong shaking was felt in Rabaul, a New Britain town about 250 miles (400 kilometers) away from the epicenter.

  • 6.5 earthquake hit Papua New Guinea

    A powerful earthquake of 6.5 degrees in the Richter scale was recorded at Bouganville region, Papua New Guinea at 18:37 UTC (15/05). The violent quake had its epicenter estimated to 43 km depth, under the coordinates 6.15S and 154.44E. Despite the great intensity,