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M4.3 Earthquake near 11 km NNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-01-06 20:03:54 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
209.9 km
Source
USGS

11 km NNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.3 earthquake was recorded near 11 km NNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea on January 6, 2025 at 20:03 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 210 km. 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
b305e876f5895d52da5589a4a25acecc91f2d00e
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
209.9 km
UTC time
2025-01-06 20:03:54 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-4.10670, 152.12890

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 209.9 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 209.9 km
Intermediate
209.9 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

  • Tavui
    Distance: 9 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 200 m ·Last eruption: -4946 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Rabaul
    Distance: 17 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 688 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Ulawun
    Distance: 137 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'334 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Lolobau
    Distance: 140 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 878 m ·Last eruption: 1912 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bamus
    Distance: 157 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'248 m ·Last eruption: 1886 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hargy
    Distance: 177 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'148 m ·Last eruption: 950 ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Tokua AirportPapua New Guinea · RAB · AYTK
    38.1 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.

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