Within 300 km
Earthquakes near Popondetta
Popondetta, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea · population 28,198. Every earthquake within 300 km since 1900.
Past 30 days3M2.5+ within 300 km
Past year48M2.5+
Since 19001,348M4.5+, 60 of them M6+
How often M6+2 yraverage gap between M6+ quakes
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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900
Within 300 km of Popondetta. Small quakes were rarely recorded worldwide before the 1970s, so early years show fewer.
The strongest on record
- 7.6 38 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea Oct 2, 1906
- 7.6 48 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea May 12, 1938
- 7.5 49 km WSW of Wau, Papua New Guinea Feb 26, 1963
- 7.4 92 km WSW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea May 6, 1947
- 7.4 54 km W of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea Oct 16, 1987
- 7.2 New Britain region, Papua New Guinea Jan 24, 1902
- 7.1 32 km NW of Bulolo, Papua New Guinea May 6, 2019
- 7.1 25 km SSE of Wau, Papua New Guinea Dec 14, 2011
- 7.0 114 km NNW of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea Jul 17, 2020
- 7.0 88 km W of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea Nov 19, 1999
The latest nearby
- 4.4 19 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea Oct 23, 2026
- 4.4 34 km SW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea Oct 10, 2026
- 4.9 25 km NE of Lae, Papua New Guinea Oct 4, 2026
- 4.2 34 km SW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea Sep 30, 2026
- 4.5 50 km ESE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea Sep 23, 2026
- 5.4 48 km WNW of Bulolo, Papua New Guinea Sep 2, 2026
- 4.1 57 km S of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea Aug 25, 2026
- 5.4 22 km SSW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea Aug 17, 2026
- 4.2 50 km NNW of Kokoda, Papua New Guinea Jul 26, 2026
- 4.3 51 km NNE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea Jul 8, 2026
- 4.7 40 km SW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea Jun 28, 2026
- 5.1 21 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea Jun 28, 2026
- 4.2 85 km W of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea Jun 27, 2026
- 4.5 70 km SW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea Jun 27, 2026
- 4.5 51 km WSW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea Jun 23, 2026