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M4.3 Earthquake near 50 km NE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-03-01 12:11:11 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
193.0 km
Source
USGS

50 km NE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

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About this earthquake

On March 1, 2025 at 12:11 UTC, a magnitude M4.3 earthquake occurred near 50 km NE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 193 km. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
a7695f5d90ad3611a30f573e49a5302b10c9a27c
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
193.0 km
UTC time
2025-03-01 12:11:11 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-5.22620, 150.45880

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 193 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 193 km
Intermediate
193 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Lolo
    Distance: 27 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 796 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Witori
    Distance: 39 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 724 m ·Last eruption: 2012 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Garua Harbour
    Distance: 44 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 565 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Dakataua
    Distance: 45 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 408 m ·Last eruption: 1895 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bola
    Distance: 48 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'116 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Krummel-Garbuna-Welcker
    Distance: 52 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 564 m ·Last eruption: 2008 ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-26

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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