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M4.6 Earthquake near 60 km S of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-04-14 04:05:09 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
63.9 km
Source
USGS

60 km S of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

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About this earthquake

On April 14, 2025 at 04:05 UTC, a magnitude M4.6 earthquake occurred near 60 km S of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. With a focal depth of about 64 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
0d2cec5152c727a5abe8edc87e74bb678e9dda18
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
63.9 km
UTC time
2025-04-14 04:05:09 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-6.09550, 150.12320

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 63.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 63.9 km
Shallow
63.9 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Witori
    Distance: 72 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 724 m ·Last eruption: 2012 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Krummel-Garbuna-Welcker
    Distance: 76 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 564 m ·Last eruption: 2008 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Lolo
    Distance: 82 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 796 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Garua Harbour
    Distance: 89 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 565 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bola
    Distance: 107 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'116 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Sulu Range
    Distance: 112 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 610 m ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Gasmata Island AirportPapua New Guinea · GMI · AYGT
    30.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-26

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

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.

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