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

UTC time: 2025-10-06 17:11:09 UTC Local time: —
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M5.1 Earthquake near Papua New Guinea Region (Papua New Guinea) · 2025-10-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near Papua New Guinea Region (Papua New Guinea) · 2025-10-06 — 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 October 6, 2025 at 17:11 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 49 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
6e9b2b0979f63b8003a8d3c2fb8444bc496e7bd6
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
49.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-06 17:11:09 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Papua New Guinea
City
Oro
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-8.07000, 148.40000
Temperature
26.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 49 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 49 km
Shallow
49 km
49 km — shallower than the regional average (80.5 km)
Regional average: 80.5 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
Popondetta79.5 kmS28'198
Port Moresby208.2 kmSW283'733

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Lamington
    Distance: 102 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'680 m ·Last eruption: 1956 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hydrographers Range
    Distance: 103 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'915 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Managlase Plateau
    Distance: 113 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 1'342 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Victory
    Distance: 146 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'832 m ·Last eruption: 1935 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Sessagara Hills
    Distance: 183 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 493 m ·Last eruption: 1944 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Goodenough
    Distance: 248 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 220 m ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Girua AirportPapua New Guinea · PNP · AYGR
    82.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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

Papua New Guinea

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 307 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#2
Earlier events M≥47
Earlier events M≥53
Compared since2025-01-17

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.32025-07-05 08:32:57 UTC79.8 kmPapua New Guinea Region M5.02025-06-03 03:50:01 UTC102.1 kmEASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G. M5.02025-06-03 03:49:59 UTC103.8 kmPapua New Guinea Region M4.92025-10-06 17:11:08 UTC7.8 kmEASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G. M4.92025-10-05 04:25:24 UTC64.1 kmEASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G.

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