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Historic Earthquake
2022 Papua New Guinea Earthquake
10 September 2022 · Morobe, Eastern Highlands · Papua New Guinea
On 10 September 2022 at 23:47 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea (Morobe, Eastern Highlands), at a depth of 116 km. It occurred on the South Bismarck Plate, 24 km from its boundary with the Woodlark Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 21 people and injured 30. 1,076 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 10 September 2022
- Time
- 23:47 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 116 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 21
- Injuries
- 30
- Homes Destroyed
- 1,076
- Estimated Damage
- 15 million US dollars
- Plate
- South Bismarck Plate
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Nearest Volcano
- Long Island (128 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2019Morobe, Wampar · M 7.2
- 1987New Britain, Kandrian · M 7.7
- 1987Huon Peninsula, Umboi Island · M 7.63 deaths
- 19701970 New Guinea Earthquake · M 7.318 deaths
- 1951Papua New Guinea · M 7.2
- 1947New Britain · M 7.3
- 1938Papua New Guinea · M 7.5
- 1906New Britain · M 8.0
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth