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M4.5 Earthquake near New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2026-03-08 04:03:22 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
454.0 km
Source
GFZ

New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.5 earthquake was recorded near New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea on March 8, 2026 at 04:03 UTC. At roughly 454 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

ID
4f0724364149062c4a1affc1dc18374ade7fb0da
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
454.0 km
UTC time
2026-03-08 04:03:22 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-3.54000, 152.47000
Temperature
28.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 454 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 454 km
Deep
454 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Tavui
    Distance: 69 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 200 m ·Last eruption: -4946 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Rabaul
    Distance: 84 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 688 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Ulawun
    Distance: 210 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'334 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Lolobau
    Distance: 211 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 878 m ·Last eruption: 1912 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bamus
    Distance: 230 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'248 m ·Last eruption: 1886 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hargy
    Distance: 250 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'148 m ·Last eruption: 950 ·Papua New Guinea

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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