On 24 March 2024, a Mw 6.9 earthquake occurred in the East Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea,[1] killing five people.

Within this overall setting, the active tectonics of northern Papua New Guinea is dominated by the effects of continuing collision between the Huon–Finisterre island arc terrane with the edge of the Australian continental margin.

[8] East Sepik provincial police commander Christopher Tamari warned that the death toll could rise as emergency teams were trying to reach remote areas.

[13] A high school in the district was also damaged, while in Wewak, two oxygen cylinders at the Boram General Hospital exploded during the earthquake.

[18] The International Organization for Migration estimated that the earthquake and preceding floods displaced about 10,000 people and affected 400,000 others in East Sepik and Highlands Region, and left more than 1,000 houses destroyed.

[19] Eighty-six schools in Ambunti, Wosera-Gawi and Angoram suspended classes indefinitely due to the effects of the earthquake and floods.

[20] A state of emergency was declared in East Sepik Province on 25 March due to the effects of the earthquake as well as the preceding floods.

[22] Governor Bird requested assistance from the US embassy in Port Moresby for the purchase and delivery of 5,000 water filters and buckets.