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M4.8 Earthquake near 40 km NE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-02-23 13:54:34 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
71.6 km
Source
USGS

40 km NE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.8 earthquake was recorded near 40 km NE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea on February 23, 2025 at 13:54 UTC. At around 72 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
b1236bc3d3c3b3050a520409ce64be3d62c4e287
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
71.6 km
UTC time
2025-02-23 13:54:34 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-3.92680, 143.04090

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 71.6 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 71.6 km
Intermediate
71.6 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

  • Kadovar
    Distance: 175 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 365 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Blup Blup
    Distance: 180 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 402 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bam
    Distance: 200 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 685 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Manam
    Distance: 222 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'807 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Karkar
    Distance: 335 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'839 m ·Last eruption: 1979 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hankow Reef
    Distance: 421 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -5 m ·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.

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