M4.3 earthquake 61 km ESE of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 61 km ESE of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea on Sat, May 15, 1982, 2:31 AM GMT+9 (17:31 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 54 km WNW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-05-14 17:31:21 UTC
- Depth
- 21.9 km (13.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.934° S, 141.800° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.154 km WNW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea · 16208 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.854 km WNW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea · 16207 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
Before
- 4.948 km WNW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea · 16208 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.053 km NW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea · 16208 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.549 km NW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea · 16208 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.453 km WNW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea · 16208 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.455 km NW of Aitape, Papua New Guinea · 16212 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001mat. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:18 AM UTC.