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M5.1 Earthquake near Papua New Guinea Region (Papua New Guinea)

UTC time: 2025-06-13 03:30:42 UTC Local time: —
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M5.1 Earthquake near Papua New Guinea Region (Papua New Guinea) · 2025-06-13 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near Papua New Guinea Region (Papua New Guinea) · 2025-06-13 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.1 earthquake was recorded near Papua New Guinea Region (Papua New Guinea) on June 13, 2025 at 03:30 UTC. At around 111 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by GFZ. Papua New Guinea: 2 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.9.

Details

ID
56f4fbb1b3f44cf9fa1a37d088981842ee57ac3d
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
111.0 km
UTC time
2025-06-13 03:30:42 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Papua New Guinea
City
Madang
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-5.99000, 146.30000
Temperature
20.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 111 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 111 km
Intermediate
111 km
111 km — deeper than the regional average (82.7 km)
Regional average: 82.7 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
Goroka101.5 kmW18'503
Port Moresby398.9 kmS283'733

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Long Island
    Distance: 117 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'263 m ·Last eruption: 1993 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hankow Reef
    Distance: 131 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -5 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Karkar
    Distance: 154 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'839 m ·Last eruption: 1979 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Umboi
    Distance: 182 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'335 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Ritter Island
    Distance: 208 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 75 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Sakar
    Distance: 208 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 947 m ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Nadzab Tomodachi International AirportPapua New Guinea · LAE · AYNZ
    79.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-04

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

Madang

Context for this earthquake

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 44 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#4
Earlier events M≥451
Earlier events M≥59
Compared since2025-01-06

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.52025-04-13 03:48:23 UTC148.2 km46 km E of Lae, Papua New Guinea M5.42025-06-07 02:51:40 UTC135.4 kmPapua New Guinea Region M5.22025-04-04 10:51:48 UTC72.9 km53 km S of Madang, Papua New Guinea M5.12025-03-17 21:18:02 UTC49.7 km42 km N of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea M5.02025-06-07 02:51:40 UTC124.2 kmEASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G.

Historic earthquake map · Papua New Guinea

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Country statistics · Papua New Guinea

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