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M5.5 Earthquake near New Ireland (Papua New Guinea)

UTC time: 2025-04-12 03:47:24 UTC Local time: —
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M5.5 Earthquake near New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) · 2025-04-12 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.5 Earthquake near New Ireland (Papua New Guinea) · 2025-04-12 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On April 12, 2025 at 03:47 UTC, a magnitude M5.5 earthquake occurred near New Ireland (Papua New Guinea). At around 181 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The data is provided by USP and cross-checked across seismological networks. Papua New Guinea: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 3 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.8.

Details

ID
3ad5889df45c8bbf06683a09450ab9dc8892122c
Magnitude
M5.5
Depth
180.6 km
UTC time
2025-04-12 03:47:24 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Papua New Guinea
State
New Ireland
City
New Ireland
Source
usp
Coordinates
-4.93136, 152.70105

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 180.6 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 180.6 km
Intermediate
180.6 km
180.6 km — deeper than the regional average (82.3 km)
Regional average: 82.3 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
Kokopo81.1 kmNW26'273
Port Moresby793.8 kmSW283'733

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Rabaul
    Distance: 95 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 688 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Tavui
    Distance: 106 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 200 m ·Last eruption: -4946 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Ulawun
    Distance: 152 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'334 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bamus
    Distance: 166 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'248 m ·Last eruption: 1886 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Lolobau
    Distance: 171 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 878 m ·Last eruption: 1912 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hargy
    Distance: 183 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'148 m ·Last eruption: 950 ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Tokua AirportPapua New Guinea · RAB · AYTK
    74.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-26

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

New Ireland

Context for this earthquake

27 Sep 2025 – 26 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 33 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#3
Earlier events M≥427
Earlier events M≥53
Compared since2025-01-01

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.22025-04-12 03:47:13 UTC63.9 km M6.12025-04-12 03:47:09 UTC56.9 km105 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea M5.12025-02-04 09:36:45 UTC116.5 km143 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea M4.92025-01-29 20:03:54 UTC108.6 km186 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea M4.72025-02-19 17:15:25 UTC98.7 km106 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

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