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Papua New Guinea

M5.2 Earthquake near BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G. (Papua New Guinea)

UTC time: 2025-06-03 10:41:34 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
492.0 km
Source
EMSC

Autonomous Region of Bougainville

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M5.2 Earthquake near BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G. (Papua New Guinea) · 2025-06-03 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake near BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G. (Papua New Guinea) · 2025-06-03 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.2 earthquake was recorded near BOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G. (Papua New Guinea) on June 3, 2025 at 10:41 UTC. The deep hypocenter at about 492 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 492 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 492 km
Deep
492 km
492 km — deeper than the regional average (80.5 km)
Regional average: 80.5 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Arawa182.2 kmS40'266
Port Moresby1045.2 kmSW283'733

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Balbi
    Distance: 147 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'715 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Billy Mitchell
    Distance: 164 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'544 m ·Last eruption: 1580 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bagana
    Distance: 169 km ·Lava cone ·Elevation: 1'855 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Takuan Group
    Distance: 206 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'210 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Loloru
    Distance: 215 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 1'887 m ·Last eruption: -1050 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Rabaul
    Distance: 343 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 688 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·Papua New Guinea

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours1
First 24 hours1
First 72 hours1
Strongest subsequent eventM5.2
M5.22025-06-03 10:41:35 UTC4.2 kmSolomon Islands

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.

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