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Historic Earthquake
2023 Papua New Guinea Earthquake
2 April 2023 · East Sepik · Papua New Guinea
On 2 April 2023 at 18:04 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea (East Sepik), at a depth of 70 km. It occurred on the Woodlark Plate, 116 km from its boundary with the North Bismarck Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 8 people and injured 11. 876 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 2 April 2023
- Time
- 18:04 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 70 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 8
- Injuries
- 11
- Homes Destroyed
- 876
- Plate
- Woodlark Plate
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Nearest Volcano
- Kadovar (177 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20182018 Papua New Guinea Earthquake · M 7.5145 deaths
- 2002Kairiru Is, Muschu Is · M 7.64 deaths
- 1968N Coast, Wewak · M 7.5
- 1935N-Central · M 7.8
- 1918N Coast · M 7.5
- 1917Papua New Guinea · M 7.5
- 1916N Coast · M 7.5
- 1907Bismarck Sea · M 7.4
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth