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, ...

(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 ...

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 ...

July 22 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 106 km (66 miles), GFZ said.