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M4.8 Earthquake near 28 km NNE of Goroka, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-02-14 09:27:41 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
111.6 km
Source
USGS

28 km NNE of Goroka, Papua New Guinea

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About this earthquake

On February 14, 2025 at 09:27 UTC, a magnitude M4.8 earthquake occurred near 28 km NNE of Goroka, Papua New Guinea. At around 112 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

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

Details

ID
5d5c30ef367d9e41a8d5835fd09b99c43c7545f3
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
111.6 km
UTC time
2025-02-14 09:27:41 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
-5.85180, 145.49450

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 111.6 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 111.6 km
Intermediate
111.6 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Karkar
    Distance: 144 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'839 m ·Last eruption: 1979 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hankow Reef
    Distance: 173 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -5 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Long Island
    Distance: 188 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'263 m ·Last eruption: 1993 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Manam
    Distance: 203 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'807 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bam
    Distance: 260 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 685 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Umboi
    Distance: 267 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'335 m ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Goroka AirportPapua New Guinea · GKA · AYGA
    28.0 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

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

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