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M4.8 Earthquake near 42 km NNE of Goroka, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-12-22 10:31:27 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
110.0 km
Source
NNSN

42 km NNE of Goroka, Papua New Guinea

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.8 earthquake was recorded near 42 km NNE of Goroka, Papua New Guinea on December 22, 2025 at 10:31 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 110 km. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The event was recorded by NNSN.

Details

ID
2c747ec117e3cc46129ea33e0dd849f9e0ef6126
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
110.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-22 10:31:27 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
nnsn
Coordinates
-5.72000, 145.49500

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 110 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 110 km
Intermediate
110 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: 131 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'839 m ·Last eruption: 1979 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hankow Reef
    Distance: 164 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -5 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Long Island
    Distance: 184 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'263 m ·Last eruption: 1993 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Manam
    Distance: 189 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'807 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bam
    Distance: 246 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 685 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Kadovar
    Distance: 255 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 365 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Goroka AirportPapua New Guinea · GKA · AYGA
    41.8 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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