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M5.1 Earthquake near Papua New Guinea Region

UTC time: 2025-12-11 20:56:25 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
47.0 km
Source
GFZ

Papua New Guinea Region

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M5.1 Earthquake near Papua New Guinea Region · 2025-12-11 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near Papua New Guinea Region · 2025-12-11 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On December 11, 2025 at 20:56 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near Papua New Guinea Region. With a focal depth of about 47 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

ID
2a5ef2cde37204fe57c8333216c16b475dfbf385
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
47.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-11 20:56:25 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-7.00000, 148.35000
Temperature
27.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 47 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 47 km
Shallow
47 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
Lae152.6 kmW76'255
Port Moresby305.4 kmSW283'733

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Langila Activity reported
    Distance: 164 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'330 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Umboi
    Distance: 165 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'335 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Ritter Island
    Distance: 167 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 75 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Sakar
    Distance: 179 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 947 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Lamington
    Distance: 218 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'680 m ·Last eruption: 1956 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hydrographers Range
    Distance: 222 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'915 m ·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 150 km.

Magnitude rank#9
Earlier events M≥451
Earlier events M≥519
Compared since2025-01-08

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.22025-10-07 11:05:05 UTC133.3 kmEastern New Guinea Reg., P.N.G. M5.72025-06-19 16:37:40 UTC113.9 kmPapua New Guinea Region M5.52025-06-19 16:37:42 UTC102.5 kmEASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G. M5.52025-04-13 03:48:23 UTC107.3 km46 km E of Lae, Papua New Guinea M5.32025-10-23 04:06:55 UTC49.9 kmNew Britain Region, Papua New Guinea

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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