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M4.2 Earthquake near 102 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-04-03 05:00:48 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
179.4 km
Source
USGS

102 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.2 earthquake was recorded near 102 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea on April 3, 2025 at 05:00 UTC. At around 179 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

ID
34f0528352f1451c66f783c0876f48e0dfac1517
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
179.4 km
UTC time
2025-04-03 05:00:48 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-5.80450, 154.71750

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 179.4 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 179.4 km
Intermediate
179.4 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

  • Balbi
    Distance: 34 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'715 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Billy Mitchell
    Distance: 65 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'544 m ·Last eruption: 1580 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bagana
    Distance: 65 km ·Lava cone ·Elevation: 1'855 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Takuan Group
    Distance: 121 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'210 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Loloru
    Distance: 128 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 1'887 m ·Last eruption: -1050 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Rabaul
    Distance: 329 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 688 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Buka AirportPapua New Guinea · BUA · AYBK
    42.8 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.

Earthquake overview

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