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M5.1 Earthquake near Solomon Islands (Papua New Guinea)

UTC time: 2025-06-26 07:54:46 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
118.0 km
Source
GFZ

Autonomous Region of Bougainville

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M5.1 Earthquake near Solomon Islands (Papua New Guinea) · 2025-06-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near Solomon Islands (Papua New Guinea) · 2025-06-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On June 26, 2025 at 07:54 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near Solomon Islands (Papua New Guinea). At around 118 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

ID
a95a7892fb7706ed5f4c893a1a3b0ead009aa3bd
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
118.0 km
UTC time
2025-06-26 07:54:46 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Papua New Guinea
City
Autonomous Region of Bougainville
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-5.69000, 154.43000
Temperature
29.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 118 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 118 km
Intermediate
118 km
118 km — deeper than the regional average (80.5 km)
Regional average: 80.5 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Arawa139.2 kmSE40'266
Port Moresby906.0 kmSW283'733

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Balbi
    Distance: 68 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'715 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bagana
    Distance: 98 km ·Lava cone ·Elevation: 1'855 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Billy Mitchell
    Distance: 99 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'544 m ·Last eruption: 1580 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Takuan Group
    Distance: 155 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'210 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Loloru
    Distance: 161 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 1'887 m ·Last eruption: -1050 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Rabaul
    Distance: 295 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 688 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Buka AirportPapua New Guinea · BUA · AYBK
    40.1 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

Papua New Guinea

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 307 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#4
Earlier events M≥426
Earlier events M≥55
Compared since2025-01-03

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.22025-06-03 10:41:35 UTC146.6 kmSolomon Islands M5.22025-06-03 10:41:34 UTC145.7 km177 km NNW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea M5.22025-04-15 15:49:03 UTC109.5 km59 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea M5.12025-02-23 22:50:10 UTC67.6 km109 km W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea M5.02025-01-17 18:21:56 UTC148.6 km87 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea

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