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M5.0 Earthquake near New Guinea, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)

UTC time: 2025-09-24 14:53:16 UTC Local time: —
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M5.0 Earthquake near New Guinea, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) · 2025-09-24 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near New Guinea, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) · 2025-09-24 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near New Guinea, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) on September 24, 2025 at 14:53 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 104 km. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
90cbb7d4e5eee4ad96debb42e8d93179cd4da635
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
104.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-24 14:53:16 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Papua New Guinea
City
East Sepik
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-4.20000, 142.37000
Temperature
15.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 104 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 104 km
Intermediate
104 km
104 km — deeper than the regional average (80.5 km)
Regional average: 80.5 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
Wewak157.6 kmNE18'230
Jayapura260.7 kmNW410'852

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Kadovar
    Distance: 255 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 365 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Blup Blup
    Distance: 260 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 402 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bam
    Distance: 279 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 685 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Manam
    Distance: 296 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'807 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Karkar
    Distance: 403 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'839 m ·Last eruption: 1979 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hankow Reef
    Distance: 488 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -5 m ·Papua New Guinea

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#5
Earlier events M≥426
Earlier events M≥55
Compared since2025-01-18

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.92025-07-24 16:37:20 UTC140.2 kmNew Guinea, Papua New Guinea M5.72025-07-24 16:37:19 UTC140.1 kmNEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA M5.62025-07-06 08:21:41 UTC50.5 kmNew Guinea, Papua New Guinea M5.32025-07-06 08:21:50 UTC51.4 kmNEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA M5.02025-09-13 15:05:42 UTC63.6 kmNew Guinea, Papua New Guinea

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