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Latest earthquakes in Papua New Guinea

Reported earthquake epicenters within the mapped land boundaries of Papua New Guinea. Offshore and nearby ocean events are excluded.

Earthquakes in last 24 hours0

Earthquakes in last 7 days3

Strongest in last 7 daysM 4.9

M5.0+ in last 7 days0

USGS last successfully collected: 2026-10-21T04:26:24.651Z· Counts use rolling UTC windows ending2026-10-21T04:27:36.694Z.

EARTHQUAKES IN 24H0USGS · selected filters

M5.0+ EARTHQUAKES0USGS · selected period

OPEN NATURAL EVENTS0NASA · selected period

USGS LAST COLLECTED04:262026-10-21 UTC

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◷ Some sources delayed or unavailable · last successful data shown · Oct 21, 2026, 2:52 AM UTC

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Last successful collection: Oct 21, 2026, 4:26 AM UTC

Provider feed generated: Oct 21, 2026, 4:25 AM UTC

9,759accepted ·240rejected

NASA

Last successful collection: Oct 21, 2026, 4:09 AM UTC

Provider feed generated: Not provided

647accepted ·2rejected · fetch failed

GDACS

Last successful collection: Oct 21, 2026, 2:52 AM UTC

Provider feed generated: Not provided

39accepted ·0rejected · Provider timeout

USGS publishes feeds every minute; TerraPulse collects USGS every minute and NASA/GDACS every 15 minutes. Filters use earthquake occurrence time or latest NASA report time. Retention in explorer: rolling 30 days. Catalogs are incomplete representations of global events. Open NASA status does not establish continuing danger. Non-point geometries are retained and excluded from country assignment. Viewport filtering uses geometry bounding boxes for non-point shapes.

Recently reported earthquakes in Papua New Guinea

Magnitude distribution · past 7 days

Recent earthquake timeline · UTC

Rolling 7 days, including partial calendar days

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American Samoa ↗Australia ↗Cook Islands ↗Micronesia ↗Fiji ↗French Polynesia ↗Guam ↗Kiribati ↗Marshall Islands ↗Nauru ↗New Caledonia ↗New Zealand ↗

About earthquake observations in Papua New Guinea

Are offshore earthquakes counted as earthquakes in Papua New Guinea?

No. We use point-in-polygon tests on Natural Earth land boundaries. Offshore events remain unassigned; use the global map for nearby ocean observations. Small islands and coastal boundaries may be generalized at this scale.

Does this page show every earthquake?

No. USGS coverage and detection thresholds vary. Missing or zero reports do not establish an absence of earthquakes. Follow the official agency inPapua New Guineafor local guidance.

Can these earthquakes predict the next event?

No. These are recorded observations. TerraPulse does not predict earthquakes or provide official emergency warnings.

Official observations: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program. Geographic classification: Natural Earth. Read our methodology.