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M6.6 Earthquake near 26 km WSW of Lae, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-10-07 11:05:17 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M6.6
Depth
99.4 km
Source
NNSN

26 km WSW of Lae, Papua New Guinea

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M6.6 Earthquake near 26 km WSW of Lae, Papua New Guinea · 2025-10-07 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.6 Earthquake near 26 km WSW of Lae, Papua New Guinea · 2025-10-07 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On October 7, 2025 at 11:05 UTC, a magnitude M6.6 earthquake occurred near 26 km WSW of Lae, Papua New Guinea. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 99 km. Earthquakes of this magnitude can cause significant damage in populated areas.

The data is provided by NNSN and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
007cbb07e8391b662189217353040a8462b1b677
Magnitude
M6.6
Depth
99.4 km
UTC time
2025-10-07 11:05:17 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
nnsn
Coordinates
-6.78400, 146.76700

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 99.4 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 99.4 km
Intermediate
99.4 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Lae26.2 kmE76'255
Port Moresby302.4 kmS283'733

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Long Island
    Distance: 168 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'263 m ·Last eruption: 1993 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Umboi
    Distance: 182 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'335 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Ritter Island
    Distance: 205 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 75 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Sakar
    Distance: 211 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 947 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hankow Reef
    Distance: 211 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -5 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Langila Activity reported
    Distance: 230 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'330 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Nadzab Tomodachi International AirportPapua New Guinea · LAE · AYNZ
    24.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours3
First 24 hours3
First 72 hours3
Strongest subsequent eventM6.7
M6.62025-10-07 11:05:18 UTC0.0 km26 km WSW of Lae, Papua New Guinea M6.42025-10-07 11:05:18 UTC13.0 kmEvent of magnitude 6.4, near of Port Moresby (Monde) M6.72025-10-07 11:05:19 UTC10.7 kmEASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G. M4.52025-10-10 23:39:54 UTC126.8 kmNEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA M4.72025-10-14 20:38:44 UTC17.6 kmEASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G. M5.32025-10-23 04:06:55 UTC186.4 kmNew Britain Region, Papua New Guinea M5.12025-10-23 04:06:58 UTC152.1 kmNew Britain region M5.12025-10-23 04:06:58 UTC158.5 kmNew Britain region M5.22025-10-23 04:07:02 UTC168.2 km49 km ESE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea M5.22025-10-23 04:07:02 UTC171.6 kmNEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 250 km.

Magnitude rank#2
Earlier events M≥494
Earlier events M≥526
Compared since2025-01-06

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M6.72025-10-07 11:05:15 UTC20.6 kmPapua New Guinea [Land] M6.22025-10-07 11:05:05 UTC46.7 kmEastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G. M5.92025-07-21 16:41:11 UTC103.1 kmPapua New Guinea Region M5.82025-07-21 16:41:11 UTC103.5 kmEASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G. M5.82025-07-21 16:41:08 UTC98.7 km91 km ENE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea

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