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M4.4 Earthquake near 147 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-04-05 03:02:37 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

147 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.4 earthquake was recorded near 147 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea on April 5, 2025 at 03:02 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

ID
6908794d1c8ffc82146ab439b1bf4cb026b294c4
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-04-05 03:02:37 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-6.23510, 151.27680

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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Sulu Range
    Distance: 90 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 610 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hargy
    Distance: 103 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'148 m ·Last eruption: 950 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Witori
    Distance: 112 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 724 m ·Last eruption: 2012 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bamus
    Distance: 115 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'248 m ·Last eruption: 1886 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Lolo
    Distance: 121 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 796 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Ulawun
    Distance: 132 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'334 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·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

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