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M5.1 Earthquake near 73 km NW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-01-14 19:40:24 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
391.8 km
Source
USGS

73 km NW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

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M5.1 Earthquake near 73 km NW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 2025-01-14 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near 73 km NW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 2025-01-14 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On January 14, 2025 at 19:40 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near 73 km NW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. The deep hypocenter at about 392 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

ID
9d7b479ae274a50131ee579b20ffa8f1796e7aa2
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
391.8 km
UTC time
2025-01-14 19:40:24 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-5.05730, 149.69620

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 391.8 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 391.8 km
Deep
391.8 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
Kimbe73.5 kmSE18'847
Port Moresby566.0 kmSW283'733

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Bola
    Distance: 39 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'116 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Dakataua
    Distance: 45 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 408 m ·Last eruption: 1895 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Garua Harbour
    Distance: 49 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 565 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Krummel-Garbuna-Welcker
    Distance: 54 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 564 m ·Last eruption: 2008 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Lolo
    Distance: 101 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 796 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Witori
    Distance: 107 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 724 m ·Last eruption: 2012 ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Hoskins AirportPapua New Guinea · HKN · AYHK
    90.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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.

Earthquake overview

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