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M5.4 Earthquake near New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)

UTC time: 2025-04-30 11:51:43 UTC Local time: —
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M5.4 Earthquake near New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) · 2025-04-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.4 Earthquake near New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) · 2025-04-30 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.4 earthquake was recorded near New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) on April 30, 2025 at 11:51 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 65 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by GFZ. Papua New Guinea: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 3 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.8.

Details

ID
117a145a8079e2c16589c456c94083ff6524b3ce
Magnitude
M5.4
Depth
65.0 km
UTC time
2025-04-30 11:51:43 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Papua New Guinea
City
West New Britain
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-5.55000, 150.92000

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 65 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 65 km
Shallow
65 km
65 km — shallower than the regional average (82.3 km)
Regional average: 82.3 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

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Kimbe86.6 kmW18'847
Port Moresby602.7 kmSW283'733

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Sulu Range
    Distance: 6 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 610 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hargy
    Distance: 32 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'148 m ·Last eruption: 950 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Witori
    Distance: 45 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 724 m ·Last eruption: 2012 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Lolo
    Distance: 46 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 796 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bamus
    Distance: 52 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'248 m ·Last eruption: 1886 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Ulawun
    Distance: 72 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'334 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Hoskins AirportPapua New Guinea · HKN · AYHK
    57.5 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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours1
First 72 hours2
Strongest subsequent eventM5.1
M5.12025-05-01 10:42:42 UTC111.8 kmNew Britain Region, Papua New Guinea M5.02025-05-01 20:23:04 UTC90.4 kmNew Britain Region, Papua New Guinea M4.42025-05-10 06:41:45 UTC3.8 kmNEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. M4.72025-05-11 18:48:45 UTC92.1 kmNEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. M4.92025-05-12 23:12:17 UTC105.6 kmNEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G.

West New Britain

Context for this earthquake

27 Sep 2025 – 27 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 31 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 150 km.

Magnitude rank#3
Earlier events M≥4150
Earlier events M≥534
Compared since2025-01-07

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.92025-04-04 20:04:38 UTC113.1 km181 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M6.52025-04-04 20:04:39 UTC118.4 km194 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M5.42025-04-10 02:43:28 UTC96.6 km162 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M5.42025-04-05 09:04:40 UTC111.0 km174 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M5.42025-04-10 02:43:31 UTC48.4 kmLausus

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