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Papua New Guinea

M4.9 Earthquake near BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G. (Papua New Guinea)

UTC time: 2025-06-26 07:54:46 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
125.5 km
Source
EMSC

Autonomous Region of Bougainville

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.9 earthquake was recorded near BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G. (Papua New Guinea) on June 26, 2025 at 07:54 UTC. At around 126 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
1feca5c38f4e1b100515ff2a2793042fbbb28f2f
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
125.5 km
UTC time
2025-06-26 07:54:46 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Papua New Guinea
City
Autonomous Region of Bougainville
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-5.68550, 154.38780
Temperature
29.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 125.5 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 125.5 km
Intermediate
125.5 km
125.5 km — deeper than the regional average (80.5 km)
Regional average: 80.5 km
Why depth matters

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

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Balbi
    Distance: 72 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'715 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bagana
    Distance: 103 km ·Lava cone ·Elevation: 1'855 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Billy Mitchell
    Distance: 103 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'544 m ·Last eruption: 1580 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Takuan Group
    Distance: 159 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'210 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Loloru
    Distance: 165 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 1'887 m ·Last eruption: -1050 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Rabaul
    Distance: 291 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 688 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Buka AirportPapua New Guinea · BUA · AYBK
    43.0 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

Papua New Guinea

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 307 Catalogue entries

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