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M4.5 Earthquake near 79 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-02-22 20:39:31 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
85.2 km
Source
USGS

79 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

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About this earthquake

On February 22, 2025 at 20:39 UTC, a magnitude M4.5 earthquake occurred near 79 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 85 km. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

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

Details

ID
2bdba1e64d2e67a7cf86e0f2981356b4e3189d01
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
85.2 km
UTC time
2025-02-22 20:39:31 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-7.02720, 155.60040

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 85.2 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 85.2 km
Intermediate
85.2 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

  • Loloru
    Distance: 56 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 1'887 m ·Last eruption: -1050 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Takuan Group
    Distance: 65 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'210 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bagana
    Distance: 109 km ·Lava cone ·Elevation: 1'855 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Billy Mitchell
    Distance: 112 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'544 m ·Last eruption: 1580 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Balbi
    Distance: 140 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'715 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Simbo
    Distance: 173 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 335 m ·Last eruption: 1910 ·Solomon Islands

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Ballalae AirportSolomon Islands · BAS · AGGE
    31.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • Mono AirportSolomon Islands · MNY · AGGO
    43.5 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

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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