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M6.7 Earthquake near Eastern New Guinea region (Papua New Guinea)

UTC time: 2025-10-07 11:05:17 UTC Local time: —
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M6.7 Earthquake near Eastern New Guinea region (Papua New Guinea) · 2025-10-07 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.7 Earthquake near Eastern New Guinea region (Papua New Guinea) · 2025-10-07 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M6.7 earthquake was recorded near Eastern New Guinea region (Papua New Guinea) on October 7, 2025 at 11:05 UTC. At around 107 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size are considered strong and can be dangerous in inhabited regions.

The event was recorded by ISC. Papua New Guinea: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 2 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.9.

Details

ID
012d9693f201a658546381849c85d1d9e05e8dfb
Magnitude
M6.7
Depth
107.4 km
UTC time
2025-10-07 11:05:17 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Papua New Guinea
City
Morobe
Source
isc
Coordinates
-6.70000, 146.80000
Temperature
23.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 107.4 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 107.4 km
Intermediate
107.4 km
107.4 km — deeper than the regional average (80.7 km)
Regional average: 80.7 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
Lae21.8 kmE76'255
Port Moresby311.2 kmS283'733

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Long Island
    Distance: 158 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'263 m ·Last eruption: 1993 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Umboi
    Distance: 172 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'335 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Ritter Island
    Distance: 196 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 75 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Sakar
    Distance: 202 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 947 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hankow Reef
    Distance: 202 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -5 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Langila Activity reported
    Distance: 222 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
    16.8 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 UTC10.0 km26 km WSW of Lae, Papua New Guinea M6.42025-10-07 11:05:18 UTC7.2 kmEvent of magnitude 6.4, near of Port Moresby (Monde) M6.72025-10-07 11:05:19 UTC3.1 kmEASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G. M4.52025-10-10 23:39:54 UTC126.6 kmNEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA M4.72025-10-14 20:38:44 UTC18.5 kmEASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G. M5.32025-10-23 04:06:55 UTC181.8 kmNew Britain Region, Papua New Guinea M5.12025-10-23 04:06:58 UTC148.0 kmNew Britain region M5.12025-10-23 04:06:58 UTC154.6 kmNew Britain region M5.22025-10-23 04:07:02 UTC164.0 km49 km ESE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea M5.22025-10-23 04:07:02 UTC167.4 kmNEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. M5.02025-11-04 05:13:05 UTC247.8 kmNew Britain Region, Papua New Guinea

Morobe

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 40 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 250 km.

Magnitude rank#1
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 UTC11.7 kmPapua New Guinea [Land] M6.22025-10-07 11:05:05 UTC42.1 kmEastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G. M5.92025-07-21 16:41:11 UTC94.7 kmPapua New Guinea Region M5.82025-07-21 16:41:11 UTC95.1 kmEASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G. M5.82025-07-21 16:41:08 UTC90.3 km91 km ENE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea

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