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Papua New Guinea

M5.8 Earthquake near 91 km ENE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)

UTC time: 2025-07-21 16:41:08 UTC Local time: —
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M5.8 Earthquake near 91 km ENE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) · 2025-07-21 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.8 Earthquake near 91 km ENE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) · 2025-07-21 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On July 21, 2025 at 16:41 UTC, a magnitude M5.8 earthquake occurred near 91 km ENE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea). At around 102 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by USGS. Papua New Guinea: 2 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.9.

Details

ID
a997917081a88d44d65d1a3a7fb667cdc514403b
Magnitude
M5.8
Depth
101.9 km
UTC time
2025-07-21 16:41:08 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Papua New Guinea
City
Madang
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-5.91140, 146.60330
Temperature
17.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 101.9 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 101.9 km
Intermediate
101.9 km
101.9 km — deeper than the regional average (82.7 km)
Regional average: 82.7 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
Lae100.2 kmSE76'255
Port Moresby401.1 kmS283'733

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Long Island
    Distance: 87 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'263 m ·Last eruption: 1993 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hankow Reef
    Distance: 115 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -5 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Umboi
    Distance: 147 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'335 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Karkar
    Distance: 157 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'839 m ·Last eruption: 1979 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Ritter Island
    Distance: 173 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 75 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Sakar
    Distance: 173 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 947 m ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Nadzab Tomodachi International AirportPapua New Guinea · LAE · AYNZ
    74.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-04

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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours2
First 24 hours2
First 72 hours2
Strongest subsequent eventM5.9
M5.92025-07-21 16:41:11 UTC4.7 kmPapua New Guinea Region M5.82025-07-21 16:41:11 UTC5.0 kmEASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G. M4.62025-07-31 08:18:36 UTC80.9 km37 km SE of Madang, Papua New Guinea M4.72025-07-31 08:18:37 UTC103.7 kmPapua New Guinea Region M4.62025-07-31 08:18:37 UTC103.7 kmEASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G. M4.82025-08-06 06:37:53 UTC99.6 kmPapua New Guinea Region

Madang

Context for this earthquake

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 44 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#1
Earlier events M≥462
Earlier events M≥516
Compared since2025-01-06

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.72025-06-19 16:37:40 UTC130.9 kmPapua New Guinea Region M5.52025-06-19 16:37:42 UTC142.5 kmEASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G. M5.52025-04-13 03:48:23 UTC127.7 km46 km E of Lae, Papua New Guinea M5.42025-06-07 02:51:40 UTC101.3 kmPapua New Guinea Region M5.22025-07-18 14:33:08 UTC70.2 kmEASTERN NEW GUINEA REG., P.N.G.

Historic earthquake map · Papua New Guinea

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Country statistics · Papua New Guinea

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