Forest fires in Papua New Guinea
16 d ago · 1 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC Papua New Guinea
What happened
Forest fires in Papua New Guinea. First reported on 1 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC, tracked live by Open Earth from official sources.
The nearest town in our records is Kokopo, about 134 km away in East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.
Green alert: limited impact expected.
Timeline
First reported by GDACS
16 Oct 2026, 18:31 UTC
Also reported by EONET
16 Oct 2026, 18:34 UTC
Community
Reports from the ground
Nearby in the last 30 days
- 4.9
M4.9 earthquake - 121 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
35 km deep
Moderate - 4.7
M4.7 earthquake - 128 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
10 km deep
Moderate - 4.6
M4.6 earthquake - 75 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
10 km deep
Moderate - 6.0
M6.0 earthquake - 126 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
21 km deep
Major - 5.1
M5.1 earthquake - 123 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
37 km deep
Strong - 5.3
M5.3 earthquake - 129 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
30 km deep
Strong - 4.6
M4.6 earthquake - 51 km NNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
10 km deep
Moderate - 4.7
M4.7 earthquake - 121 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
51 km deep
Moderate - 4.9
M4.9 earthquake - 55 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
21 km deep
Moderate - 4.8
M4.8 earthquake - 141 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
135 km deep
Moderate