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M5.0 Earthquake near 109 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-04-09 08:44:36 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

109 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

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M5.0 Earthquake near 109 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 2025-04-09 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near 109 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 2025-04-09 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On April 9, 2025 at 08:44 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near 109 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
53343a9f992a690b140f689dfdd8316856158703
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-04-09 08:44:36 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
-6.09350, 150.96650

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Kimbe109.8 kmNW18'847
Port Moresby564.1 kmSW283'733

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Sulu Range
    Distance: 66 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 610 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Witori
    Distance: 76 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 724 m ·Last eruption: 2012 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hargy
    Distance: 86 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'148 m ·Last eruption: 950 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Lolo
    Distance: 86 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 796 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bamus
    Distance: 104 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'248 m ·Last eruption: 1886 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Ulawun
    Distance: 123 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'334 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Gasmata Island AirportPapua New Guinea · GMI · AYGT
    73.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • Hoskins AirportPapua New Guinea · HKN · AYHK
    93.4 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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours1
First 24 hours10
First 72 hours12
Strongest subsequent eventM5.4
M4.32025-04-09 14:15:00 UTC36.4 km93 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M4.32025-04-09 18:58:18 UTC78.4 km182 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M4.32025-04-09 19:08:36 UTC64.0 km170 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M4.32025-04-09 19:37:03 UTC102.9 km207 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M4.52025-04-09 19:45:36 UTC65.0 km174 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M4.52025-04-10 02:28:02 UTC27.7 km137 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M5.42025-04-10 02:43:28 UTC53.3 km162 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M5.42025-04-10 02:43:31 UTC12.5 kmLausus M4.72025-04-10 04:39:19 UTC60.1 km169 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M5.22025-04-10 08:20:52 UTC44.0 km153 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M5.22025-04-11 03:38:58 UTC80.2 km183 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M4.42025-04-11 18:25:54 UTC71.5 km85 km SSE of Kimbe, 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.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#19
Earlier events M≥4123
Earlier events M≥525
Compared since2025-01-07

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.92025-04-04 20:04:38 UTC73.5 km181 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M6.52025-04-04 20:04:39 UTC89.0 km194 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M5.42025-04-05 09:04:40 UTC65.3 km174 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M5.22025-04-06 10:02:47 UTC90.3 km195 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M5.22025-04-04 22:02:13 UTC81.2 km185 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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