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M4.9 Earthquake near Papua New Guinea Region (Papua New Guinea)

UTC time: 2025-04-29 07:11:15 UTC Local time: —
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About this earthquake

On April 29, 2025 at 07:11 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 earthquake occurred near Papua New Guinea Region (Papua New Guinea). At around 106 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 GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks. Papua New Guinea: 2 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.9.

Details

ID
7426e19e479073af30859649b7be6c92e8f00a4a
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
106.0 km
UTC time
2025-04-29 07:11:15 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Papua New Guinea
City
Morobe
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-6.25000, 146.71000
Temperature
16.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 106 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 106 km
Intermediate
106 km
106 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Long Island
    Distance: 113 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'263 m ·Last eruption: 1993 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Umboi
    Distance: 150 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'335 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hankow Reef
    Distance: 152 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -5 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Ritter Island
    Distance: 175 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 75 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Sakar
    Distance: 178 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 947 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Karkar
    Distance: 196 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'839 m ·Last eruption: 1979 ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Nadzab Tomodachi International AirportPapua New Guinea · LAE · AYNZ
    35.4 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

Morobe

Context for this earthquake

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 40 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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