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M4.4 Earthquake near 138 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-03-27 07:14:23 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

138 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

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About this earthquake

On March 27, 2025 at 07:14 UTC, a magnitude M4.4 earthquake occurred near 138 km S of Panguna, 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. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
2e9073d4a387050706a8244b3769384b7b299ada
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-03-27 07:14:23 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-7.57100, 155.49190

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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Loloru
    Distance: 118 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 1'887 m ·Last eruption: -1050 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Takuan Group
    Distance: 126 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'210 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Simbo
    Distance: 139 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 335 m ·Last eruption: 1910 ·Solomon Islands
  • Bagana
    Distance: 163 km ·Lava cone ·Elevation: 1'855 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Billy Mitchell
    Distance: 167 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'544 m ·Last eruption: 1580 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Balbi
    Distance: 192 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'715 m ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Mono AirportSolomon Islands · MNY · AGGO
    18.9 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.

Earthquake overview

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