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M5.2 Earthquake near 53 km S of Madang, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-04-04 10:51:48 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
115.1 km
Source
USGS

53 km S of Madang, Papua New Guinea

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M5.2 Earthquake near 53 km S of Madang, Papua New Guinea · 2025-04-04 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake near 53 km S of Madang, Papua New Guinea · 2025-04-04 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.2 earthquake was recorded near 53 km S of Madang, Papua New Guinea on April 4, 2025 at 10:51 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 115 km. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

ID
0fb70084278def16172e9da0eeda2b6cf187f20e
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
115.1 km
UTC time
2025-04-04 10:51:48 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
-5.69790, 145.71050

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 115.1 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 115.1 km
Intermediate
115.1 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
Madang53.6 kmN27'419
Port Moresby449.2 kmS283'733

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Karkar
    Distance: 120 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'839 m ·Last eruption: 1979 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hankow Reef
    Distance: 144 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -5 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Long Island
    Distance: 160 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'263 m ·Last eruption: 1993 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Manam
    Distance: 195 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'807 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Umboi
    Distance: 242 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'335 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bam
    Distance: 252 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 685 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Madang AirportPapua New Guinea · MAG · AYMD
    55.3 kmStraight-line distance
  • Goroka AirportPapua New Guinea · GKA · AYGA
    55.3 kmStraight-line distance
  • Chimbu AirportPapua New Guinea · CMU · AYCH
    89.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-04

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#1
Earlier events M≥416
Earlier events M≥52
Compared since2025-01-06

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.12025-03-17 21:18:02 UTC28.2 km42 km N of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea M5.02025-01-13 07:08:04 UTC148.4 km53 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea M4.92025-03-17 21:18:18 UTC118.3 kmMadang M4.92025-02-15 11:56:05 UTC64.1 km29 km WNW of Madang, Papua New Guinea M4.82025-02-14 09:27:41 UTC29.4 km28 km NNE of Goroka, Papua New Guinea

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