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M5.0 Earthquake near 88 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-03-21 17:08:51 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
83.0 km
Source
USGS

88 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

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M5.0 Earthquake near 88 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 2025-03-21 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near 88 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea · 2025-03-21 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near 88 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea on March 21, 2025 at 17:08 UTC. At around 83 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
36d46a4953c2f524d1dd039f1690bb732ee25936
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
83.0 km
UTC time
2025-03-21 17:08:51 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-7.08790, 155.68130

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 83 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 83 km
Intermediate
83 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Arawa96.3 kmN40'266
Port Moresby975.4 kmW283'733

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Loloru
    Distance: 64 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 1'887 m ·Last eruption: -1050 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Takuan Group
    Distance: 72 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'210 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bagana
    Distance: 119 km ·Lava cone ·Elevation: 1'855 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Billy Mitchell
    Distance: 122 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'544 m ·Last eruption: 1580 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Balbi
    Distance: 150 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'715 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Simbo
    Distance: 163 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 335 m ·Last eruption: 1910 ·Solomon Islands

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Ballalae AirportSolomon Islands · BAS · AGGE
    25.1 kmStraight-line distance
  • Mono AirportSolomon Islands · MNY · AGGO
    38.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Aropa AirportPapua New Guinea · KIE · AYIQ
    87.1 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

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#6
Earlier events M≥418
Earlier events M≥57
Compared since2025-01-03

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.62025-02-23 01:31:52 UTC49.0 km126 km WNW of Gizo, Solomon Islands M5.42025-02-23 04:17:35 UTC38.5 km122 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea M5.42025-02-10 00:28:21 UTC2.7 km86 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea M5.32025-02-22 22:20:59 UTC52.9 km119 km NW of Gizo, Solomon Islands M5.12025-02-23 01:46:23 UTC27.1 km114 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

Stats (last 24h)

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