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Historic Earthquake
2018 Papua New Guinea Earthquake
25 February 2018 · S Highlands, Hela · Papua New Guinea
On 25 February 2018 at 17:44 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea (S Highlands, Hela), at a depth of 25 km. It occurred on the Woodlark Plate, 58 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 145 people and injured 300.
- Date
- 25 February 2018
- Time
- 17:44 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 25 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 145
- Injuries
- 300
- Estimated Damage
- 290 million US dollars
- Plate
- Woodlark Plate
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2023East Sepik · M 7.08 deaths
- 2018S Highlands, Hela · M 6.725 deaths
- 2018S Highlands · M 6.011 deaths
- 1986Papua New Guinea · M 7.1
- 1935N-Central · M 7.8
- 1918N Coast · M 7.5
- 1917Papua New Guinea · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth