M4.8 earthquake near Lae, Morobe Province
1752 d ago · 30 Dec 2021, 20:30 UTC 65 km NNE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
What happened
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 65 km NNE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea on 30 Dec 2021, 20:30 UTC at a depth of 73 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 143 km away in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
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First reported by USGS
17 Oct 2026, 10:29 UTC
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