M4.6 earthquake 205 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 205 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea on Thu, Apr 9, 1981, 11:38 PM GMT+10 (13:38 UTC), 52 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 222 km S of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1981-04-09 13:38:03 UTC
- Depth
- 51.8 km (32.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.859° S, 147.642° E
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2192 km S of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea · 16615 days ago · 64 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.5200 km S of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea · 16615 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.8222 km S of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea · 16614 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.9117 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea · 16597 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001d2e. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.