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M6.5 Earthquake near 194 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-04-04 20:04:39 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M6.5
Depth
10.0 km
Source
NNSN

194 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

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M6.5 Earthquake near 194 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 2025-04-04 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.5 Earthquake near 194 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 2025-04-04 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On April 4, 2025 at 20:04 UTC, a magnitude M6.5 earthquake occurred near 194 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size are considered strong and can be dangerous in inhabited regions.

The event was recorded by NNSN.

Details

ID
1389b558d97777ed955d8f72a64ba52aeedce4ba
Magnitude
M6.5
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-04-04 20:04:39 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
nnsn
Coordinates
-6.20500, 151.76400

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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
Kimbe194.0 kmW18'847
Port Moresby624.9 kmSW283'733

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Sulu Range
    Distance: 120 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 610 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hargy
    Distance: 122 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'148 m ·Last eruption: 950 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bamus
    Distance: 126 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'248 m ·Last eruption: 1886 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Ulawun
    Distance: 137 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'334 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Witori
    Distance: 155 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 724 m ·Last eruption: 2012 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Lolobau
    Distance: 158 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 878 m ·Last eruption: 1912 ·Papua New Guinea

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours27
First 24 hours67
First 72 hours102
Strongest subsequent eventM6.2
M5.22025-04-04 20:39:34 UTC38.0 km182 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M4.72025-04-04 21:00:17 UTC23.8 km172 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M5.02025-04-04 21:14:41 UTC29.7 km168 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M4.32025-04-04 21:23:08 UTC66.7 km144 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M5.02025-04-04 21:29:06 UTC29.3 km176 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M4.92025-04-04 21:30:30 UTC48.9 km145 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M4.92025-04-04 21:32:45 UTC8.2 km195 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M4.92025-04-04 21:38:30 UTC55.6 km171 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M5.12025-04-04 21:46:28 UTC12.2 km182 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M5.02025-04-04 21:56:10 UTC20.6 km175 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M5.22025-04-04 22:02:13 UTC9.1 km185 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M5.12025-04-04 22:27:59 UTC25.9 km187 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

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 250 km.

Magnitude rank#2
Earlier events M≥437
Earlier events M≥53
Compared since2025-01-01

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 UTC22.7 km181 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M5.22025-03-27 19:42:56 UTC200.5 km51 km ESE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea M5.12025-02-04 09:36:45 UTC71.2 km143 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea M4.92025-03-27 04:54:28 UTC153.2 km153 km SE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea M4.92025-01-29 20:03:54 UTC209.4 km186 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

Stats (last 24h)

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