CANBERRA, Australia -- A powerful earthquake struck Papua New Guinea late Tuesday evening, triggering a tsunami alert for coastal areas up to 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) away. The U.S. Geological ...

Strong tremors were felt around the eastern Indonesian region of Papua, after an earthquake hit the region at around 5:24 pm (0824 GMT) on August 12. According to the United States Geological Survey, ...

SYDNEY—A powerful earthquake rattled the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea on Monday, generating a small tsunami and frightening locals near the epicenter, but prompting no reports of damage or ...

(Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck near Lae, the second largest city in Papua New Guinea, on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. City police official Mildred Ongige told ...

The quake hit early on Monday morning in a central region of the country's main island of New Guinea at a depth of 35 kilometres. About a half an hour later a second earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 ...

A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck near Lae, the second-largest city in Papua New Guinea (PNG), rattling the region and drawing international attention on October 7, 2025. This event underscores PNG's ...