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M4.5 Earthquake near 33 km WNW of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-01-27 13:17:55 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
24.1 km
Source
USGS

33 km WNW of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.5 earthquake was recorded near 33 km WNW of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea on January 27, 2025 at 13:17 UTC. With a focal depth of about 24 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. 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
a6bd6345d8bb309f993fb3aa0bcafd41fae09db1
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
24.1 km
UTC time
2025-01-27 13:17:55 UTC
Local time
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Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-2.61490, 141.00960

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 24.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 24.1 km
Shallow
24.1 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

  • Blup Blup
    Distance: 411 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 402 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Kadovar
    Distance: 412 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 365 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bam
    Distance: 437 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 685 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Manam
    Distance: 476 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'807 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Vanimo AirportPapua New Guinea · VAI · AYVN
    33.7 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.

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