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M4.5 Earthquake near 110 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-02-23 01:39:57 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
35.0 km
Source
USGS

110 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

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About this earthquake

On February 23, 2025 at 01:39 UTC, a magnitude M4.5 earthquake occurred near 110 km S of Panguna, Papua New Guinea. With a focal depth of about 35 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 data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
3e911b616d32119b3ea33d7b4be12db684ecca53
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
35.0 km
UTC time
2025-02-23 01:39:57 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-7.29780, 155.65560

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 35 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 35 km
Shallow
35 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: 87 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 1'887 m ·Last eruption: -1050 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Takuan Group
    Distance: 95 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'210 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bagana
    Distance: 139 km ·Lava cone ·Elevation: 1'855 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Billy Mitchell
    Distance: 142 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'544 m ·Last eruption: 1580 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Simbo
    Distance: 146 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 335 m ·Last eruption: 1910 ·Solomon Islands
  • Balbi
    Distance: 170 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'715 m ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Mono AirportSolomon Islands · MNY · AGGO
    16.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Ballalae AirportSolomon Islands · BAS · AGGE
    42.6 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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