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M4.9 Earthquake near 29 km WNW of Madang, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-02-15 11:56:05 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
102.5 km
Source
USGS

29 km WNW of Madang, Papua New Guinea

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.9 earthquake was recorded near 29 km WNW of Madang, Papua New Guinea on February 15, 2025 at 11:56 UTC. At around 102 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

ID
123c16e4a13d3d6d64663c535753f62176dc364a
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
102.5 km
UTC time
2025-02-15 11:56:05 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
-5.15060, 145.52800

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 102.5 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 102.5 km
Intermediate
102.5 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Karkar
    Distance: 75 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'839 m ·Last eruption: 1979 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Manam
    Distance: 131 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'807 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hankow Reef
    Distance: 135 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -5 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Long Island
    Distance: 176 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'263 m ·Last eruption: 1993 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bam
    Distance: 188 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 685 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Kadovar
    Distance: 201 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 365 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Madang AirportPapua New Guinea · MAG · AYMD
    29.6 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.

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