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M5.9 Earthquake near New Guinea, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)

UTC time: 2025-07-24 16:37:20 UTC Local time: —
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M5.9 Earthquake near New Guinea, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) · 2025-07-24 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.9 Earthquake near New Guinea, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) · 2025-07-24 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On July 24, 2025 at 16:37 UTC, a magnitude M5.9 earthquake occurred near New Guinea, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea). The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 110 km. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by GFZ. Papua New Guinea: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 2 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.9.

Details

ID
92df77be91a232d7fe4946b40d440e8b479a3f2f
Magnitude
M5.9
Depth
110.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-24 16:37:20 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Papua New Guinea
City
East Sepik
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-4.30000, 143.63000
Temperature
24.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 110 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 110 km
Intermediate
110 km
110 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

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Wewak83.4 kmN18'230
Jayapura378.2 kmNW410'852

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Kadovar
    Distance: 131 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 365 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Blup Blup
    Distance: 140 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 402 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bam
    Distance: 152 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 685 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Manam
    Distance: 158 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'807 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Karkar
    Distance: 263 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'839 m ·Last eruption: 1979 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hankow Reef
    Distance: 348 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -5 m ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Wewak International AirportPapua New Guinea · WWK · AYWK
    79.8 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

Papua New Guinea

Context for this earthquake

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 308 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≥418
Earlier events M≥53
Compared since2025-01-03

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.42025-05-20 15:05:58 UTC135.6 kmNEAR N COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PNG. M5.72025-07-24 16:37:19 UTC2.4 kmNEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA M5.12025-05-03 16:21:11 UTC105.8 kmNear North Coast of Papua New Guinea M4.92025-05-22 05:41:39 UTC84.9 kmNew Guinea, Papua New Guinea M4.82025-02-23 13:54:34 UTC77.4 km40 km NE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea

Historic earthquake map · Papua New Guinea

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Country statistics · Papua New Guinea

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