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M4.5 Earthquake near 62 km NW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-04-01 02:31:48 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M4.5

Depth: 385.7 km
Source: USGS

62 km NW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.5 earthquake was recorded near 62 km NW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea on April 1, 2025 at 02:31 UTC. At roughly 386 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 event was recorded by USGS.

Details

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Magnitude

M4.5

Depth

385.7 km

UTC time

2025-04-01 02:31:48 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usgs

Coordinates

-5.09530, 149.80900

Depth profile

Deep

385.7 km

Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

Bola

Distance: 26 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'116 m ·Papua New Guinea
Dakataua

Distance: 33 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 408 m ·Last eruption: 1895 ·Papua New Guinea
Garua Harbour

Distance: 37 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 565 m ·Papua New Guinea
Krummel-Garbuna-Welcker

Distance: 43 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 564 m ·Last eruption: 2008 ·Papua New Guinea
Lolo

Distance: 88 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 796 m ·Papua New Guinea
Witori

Distance: 95 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 724 m ·Last eruption: 2012 ·Papua New Guinea

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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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