November 17, 2000 Earthquake: New Britain, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck New Britain, Papua New Guinea on November 17, 2000 at 21:01:56 UTC, 33 km below the surface.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- November 17, 2000
- Time
- 21:01:56 UTC
- Place
- New Britain, Papua New Guinea
- Magnitude
- 7.8 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 5.496° S, 151.781° E
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Felt in the New Britain area. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 28, 1937, Keravia, Rabaul, Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
- December 22, 1983, Ulawun, Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
- January 13, 1941, Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea
- November 16, 2000, New Ireland, Duke of York, Papua New Guinea
- May 10, 1985, Bialla, Piona, New Britain, Papua New Guinea
- February 4, 1878, Bismarck Sea, Papua New Guinea
- March 10, 1989, Rabaul, New Britain, Papua New Guinea
- May 5, 2015, Papua New Guinea
- March 29, 2018, Khatlon, Tajikistan
- December 30, 1990, New Britain, Papua New Guinea
- December 12, 1933, Papua New Guinea
- January 1, 1916, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea
- March 29, 2015, Papua New Guinea
- November 17, 1964, New Britain, Papua New Guinea
- June 22, 1768, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea
More
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5583.