M4.5 earthquake near Lae, Morobe Province
3230 d ago · 14 Dec 2017, 00:56 UTC 48 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 48 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea on 14 Dec 2017, 00:56 UTC at a depth of 72 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Lae, about 107 km away in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
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17 Oct 2026, 08:51 UTC
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