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M6.2 Earthquake

UTC time: 2025-04-12 03:47:13 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M6.2
Depth
72.5 km
Source
NNSN

Earthquake location (-4.714, 153.235)

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M6.2 Earthquake · 2025-04-12 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.2 Earthquake · 2025-04-12 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On April 12, 2025 at 03:47 UTC, a magnitude M6.2 earthquake occurred near Earthquake location (-4.714, 153.235). At around 73 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude can cause significant damage in populated areas.

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

Details

ID
71547892d39f2950bf29c38aba7ba57d03aa1505
Magnitude
M6.2
Depth
72.5 km
UTC time
2025-04-12 03:47:13 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
nnsn
Coordinates
-4.71400, 153.23500

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 72.5 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 72.5 km
Intermediate
72.5 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
Kokopo114.8 kmW26'273
Port Moresby855.0 kmSW283'733

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Rabaul
    Distance: 127 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 688 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Tavui
    Distance: 132 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 200 m ·Last eruption: -4946 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Ulawun
    Distance: 214 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'334 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bamus
    Distance: 229 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'248 m ·Last eruption: 1886 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Lolobau
    Distance: 231 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 878 m ·Last eruption: 1912 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Balbi
    Distance: 237 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'715 m ·Papua New Guinea

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours1
First 24 hours2
First 72 hours4
Strongest subsequent eventM5.5
M5.52025-04-12 03:47:24 UTC63.9 kmNew Ireland M4.82025-04-13 00:33:16 UTC227.0 km197 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M5.02025-04-13 13:59:26 UTC207.5 km203 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea M4.82025-04-13 16:04:58 UTC221.3 km215 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea M4.72025-04-17 00:12:42 UTC237.0 km162 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M4.72025-04-17 16:01:15 UTC236.1 km213 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M5.12025-04-18 07:24:13 UTC242.9 km181 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M4.72025-04-18 07:33:31 UTC243.7 km172 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M4.92025-04-18 19:42:15 UTC226.1 km198 km ESE 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 250 km.

Magnitude rank#2
Earlier events M≥4112
Earlier events M≥523
Compared since2025-01-01

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.52025-04-04 20:04:39 UTC232.4 km194 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M6.12025-04-12 03:47:09 UTC9.3 km105 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea M5.52025-01-21 11:15:29 UTC214.4 km83 km NW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea M5.42025-01-02 07:06:39 UTC201.2 kmNew Ireland M5.22025-04-11 03:38:58 UTC231.6 km183 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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