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M5.1 Earthquake near 177 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-04-05 17:25:30 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

177 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

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M5.1 Earthquake near 177 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 2025-04-05 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near 177 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea · 2025-04-05 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On April 5, 2025 at 17:25 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near 177 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
a114acf71660bee8582f49748b0a20bd760ce2ec
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-04-05 17:25:30 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-6.20580, 151.60010

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Kimbe177.4 kmNW18'847
Port Moresby610.3 kmSW283'733

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Sulu Range
    Distance: 107 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 610 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hargy
    Distance: 112 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'148 m ·Last eruption: 950 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bamus
    Distance: 119 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'248 m ·Last eruption: 1886 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Ulawun
    Distance: 132 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'334 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Witori
    Distance: 139 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 724 m ·Last eruption: 2012 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Lolo
    Distance: 146 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 796 m ·Papua New Guinea

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours7
First 24 hours23
First 72 hours40
Strongest subsequent eventM5.4
M4.62025-04-05 18:39:47 UTC38.7 km214 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M4.62025-04-05 19:39:03 UTC13.2 km190 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M4.62025-04-05 20:49:39 UTC24.1 km154 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M4.22025-04-05 20:55:33 UTC15.1 km182 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M4.92025-04-05 21:56:04 UTC8.4 km185 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M4.92025-04-05 21:59:37 UTC4.6 km181 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M4.82025-04-05 22:32:01 UTC25.0 km201 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M4.92025-04-05 23:26:58 UTC5.4 km182 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M4.92025-04-05 23:28:56 UTC54.1 km224 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea M4.52025-04-06 01:36:17 UTC18.5 km170 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M4.82025-04-06 01:50:44 UTC12.5 km185 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M4.42025-04-06 03:14:07 UTC23.6 km158 km ESE of Kimbe, 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.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#6
Earlier events M≥478
Earlier events M≥519
Compared since2025-01-01

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.92025-04-04 20:04:38 UTC12.4 km181 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M6.52025-04-04 20:04:39 UTC18.1 km194 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M5.42025-04-05 09:04:40 UTC22.6 km174 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M5.22025-04-04 22:02:13 UTC12.2 km185 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M5.22025-04-04 20:39:34 UTC28.2 km182 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

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