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M5.3 Earthquake near 69 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-12-10 13:30:17 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
107.1 km
Source
USGS

69 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

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M5.3 Earthquake near 69 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-10 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near 69 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 2025-12-10 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On December 10, 2025 at 13:30 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 earthquake occurred near 69 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 107 km. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

ID
0ea45254e6bb7c8224b262aacb62e73177a3f3d3
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
107.1 km
UTC time
2025-12-10 13:30:17 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-6.39210, 154.86370
Temperature
26.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 107.1 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 107.1 km
Intermediate
107.1 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
Arawa79.7 kmE40'266
Port Moresby916.0 kmW283'733

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Bagana
    Distance: 46 km ·Lava cone ·Elevation: 1'855 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Billy Mitchell
    Distance: 52 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'544 m ·Last eruption: 1580 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Balbi
    Distance: 55 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'715 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Takuan Group
    Distance: 82 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'210 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Loloru
    Distance: 85 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 1'887 m ·Last eruption: -1050 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Simbo
    Distance: 279 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 335 m ·Last eruption: 1910 ·Solomon Islands

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Aropa AirportPapua New Guinea · KIE · AYIQ
    96.0 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

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 150 km.

Magnitude rank#2
Earlier events M≥461
Earlier events M≥519
Compared since2025-01-03

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.42025-02-10 00:28:21 UTC116.4 km86 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea M5.32025-12-10 13:30:14 UTC10.4 kmBOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G. M5.32025-12-10 13:30:16 UTC6.7 kmEvent of magnitude 5.3, near of Port Moresby (Monde) M5.22025-08-24 18:18:56 UTC92.3 kmSolomon Islands M5.22025-04-15 15:49:03 UTC18.3 km59 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Stats (last 24h)

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