Past earthquakes in Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea: 2022 - list, stats and map

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Quakes in 2022:

1 quake above magnitude 7
19 quakes between magnitude 5 and 6
30 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5

In 2022, Lae was shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 7.6, 19 quakes between 5.0 and 6.0, and 30 quakes between 4.0 and 5.0.

Strongest quake: Mag. 7.6 | 78 km NW of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea -

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Showing quakes magnitude 0.1 or higher (54 quakes):

Date and time	Mag Depth	Nearest volcano (distance)	Location	Details	Map
Thursday, December 22, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 22, 2022 1:20 pm (GMT +10) (Dec 22, 2022 03:20 GMT)	4.5 128 km		Bismarck Sea, 109 km north of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea	More
Tuesday, December 20, 2022 GMT (2 quakes)
Dec 21, 2022 12:17 am (GMT +10) (Dec 20, 2022 14:17 GMT)	4.4 35 km		39 km northeast of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea	More
Dec 20, 2022 10:15 pm (GMT +10) (Dec 20, 2022 12:15 GMT)	4.8 110 km		Morobe Province, 89 km east of Goroka, Papua New Guinea 1 report	More
Sunday, December 18, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 19, 2022 9:48 am (GMT +10) (Dec 18, 2022 23:48 GMT)	4.6 198 km		Bismarck Sea, 146 km north of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea	More
Saturday, December 17, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 18, 2022 7:58 am (GMT +10) (Dec 17, 2022 21:58 GMT)	4.6 64 km		86 km northeast of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea	More
Thursday, December 15, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 16, 2022 4:44 am (GMT +10) (Dec 15, 2022 18:44 GMT)	5.2 125 km		77 km west of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea 2 reports	More
Thursday, October 27, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 28, 2022 7:17 am (GMT +10) (Oct 27, 2022 21:17 GMT)	4.6 108 km		37 km northwest of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea	More
Saturday, October 22, 2022 GMT (2 quakes)
Oct 23, 2022 9:53 am (GMT +10) (Oct 22, 2022 23:53 GMT)	5.1 80 km		Bismarck Sea, 103 km north of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea 2 reports	More
Oct 23, 2022 5:32 am (GMT +10) (Oct 22, 2022 19:32 GMT)	5.0 86 km		Solomon Sea, 140 km northeast of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea	More
Thursday, October 13, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 13, 2022 10:06 am (GMT +10) (Oct 13, 2022 00:06 GMT)	? n/a		1.2 km southeast of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea (unconfirmed) 1 report	More
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 11, 2022 10:24 pm (GMT +10) (Oct 11, 2022 12:24 GMT)	4.4 101 km		53 km northwest of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea	More
Thursday, September 22, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Sep 23, 2022 5:22 am (GMT +10) (Sep 22, 2022 19:22 GMT)	4.5 45 km		56 km northeast of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea 6 reports	More
Wednesday, September 21, 2022 GMT (2 quakes)
Sep 22, 2022 1:49 am (GMT +10) (Sep 21, 2022 15:49 GMT)	4.8 69 km		88 km northeast of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea 2 reports	More
Sep 21, 2022 7:30 pm (GMT +10) (Sep 21, 2022 09:30 GMT)	5.7 210 km		Bismarck Sea, 139 km north of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea 16 reports	More
Monday, September 19, 2022 GMT (2 quakes)
Sep 20, 2022 3:29 am (GMT +10) (Sep 19, 2022 17:29 GMT)	4.5 101 km		69 km southeast of Madang, Papua New Guinea 1 report	More
Sep 19, 2022 2:29 pm (GMT +10) (Sep 19, 2022 04:29 GMT)	5.0 158 km		Bismarck Sea, 91 km east of Madang, Papua New Guinea 5 reports	More
Friday, September 16, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Sep 17, 2022 2:18 am (GMT +10) (Sep 16, 2022 16:18 GMT)	5.1 9.6 km		Bismarck Sea, 192 km northeast of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea 3 reports	More
Tuesday, September 13, 2022 GMT (2 quakes)
Sep 14, 2022 9:11 am (GMT +10) (Sep 13, 2022 23:11 GMT)	4.4 96 km		88 km northwest of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea	More
Sep 13, 2022 11:44 am (GMT +10) (Sep 13, 2022 01:44 GMT)	4.4 99 km		51 km northwest of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea	More
Monday, September 12, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Sep 13, 2022 1:00 am (GMT +10) (Sep 12, 2022 15:00 GMT)	5.0 98 km		91 km northwest of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea 9 reports	More
Sunday, September 11, 2022 GMT (2 quakes)
Sep 11, 2022 11:27 am (GMT +10) (Sep 11, 2022 01:27 GMT)	4.5 102 km		75 km northwest of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea 2 reports	More

Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.6 x 10¹⁶ joules (4457 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3.8 x 10⁶ tons of TNT or 239.7 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy

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