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M4.5 Earthquake near 88 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-02-02 08:57:00 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
65.7 km
Source
USGS

88 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

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About this earthquake

On February 2, 2025 at 08:57 UTC, a magnitude M4.5 earthquake occurred near 88 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 66 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

ID
9553d93e310836add8a63e9a04266163f8b1c222
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
65.7 km
UTC time
2025-02-02 08:57:00 UTC
Local time
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Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-5.10340, 152.00900

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 65.7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 65.7 km
Shallow
65.7 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Ulawun
    Distance: 75 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'334 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bamus
    Distance: 87 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'248 m ·Last eruption: 1886 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Lolobau
    Distance: 96 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 878 m ·Last eruption: 1912 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Rabaul
    Distance: 98 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 688 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hargy
    Distance: 104 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'148 m ·Last eruption: 950 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Tavui
    Distance: 113 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 200 m ·Last eruption: -4946 ·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.

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