M4.9 earthquake 48 km WNW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 48 km WNW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea on Sat, May 15, 1982, 12:02 AM GMT+9 (15:02 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-14 15:02:10 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.904° S, 141.975° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.361 km ESE of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea · 16202 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.154 km WNW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea · 16202 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.854 km WNW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea · 16202 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
Before
- 5.053 km NW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea · 16202 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.549 km NW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea · 16202 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.453 km WNW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea · 16202 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.455 km NW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea · 16207 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001map. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:42 PM UTC.