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M5.0 Earthquake near 95 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-04-11 22:24:50 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth: 128.2 km
Source: USGS

95 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near 95 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea on April 11, 2025 at 22:24 UTC. At around 128 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.

Details

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth

128.2 km

UTC time

2025-04-11 22:24:50 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usgs

Coordinates

-5.59740, 146.56080

Depth profile

Intermediate

128.2 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

Madang95.3 kmNW27'419

Port Moresby436.3 kmS283'733

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

Long Island

Distance: 68 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'263 m ·Last eruption: 1993 ·Papua New Guinea
Hankow Reef

Distance: 81 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -5 m ·Papua New Guinea
Karkar

Distance: 124 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'839 m ·Last eruption: 1979 ·Papua New Guinea
Umboi

Distance: 147 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'335 m ·Papua New Guinea
Sakar

Distance: 170 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 947 m ·Papua New Guinea
Ritter Island

Distance: 172 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 75 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

Madang AirportPapua New Guinea · MAG · AYMD
95.8 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 hours0

First 24 hours0

First 72 hours0

Strongest subsequent eventM5.0

M4.32025-04-20 02:19:04 UTC84.7 km40 km N of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea M4.92025-04-29 07:11:15 UTC74.4 kmPapua New Guinea Region M4.82025-04-30 13:45:46 UTC75.0 kmPapua New Guinea Region M5.02025-05-11 04:52:32 UTC96.9 kmPapua New Guinea Region

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

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#3

Earlier events M≥431

Earlier events M≥54

Compared since2025-01-06

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.22025-04-04 10:51:48 UTC94.8 km53 km S of Madang, Papua New Guinea M5.12025-03-17 21:18:02 UTC84.8 km42 km N of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea M5.02025-03-15 16:28:36 UTC123.0 km60 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea M5.02025-01-13 07:08:04 UTC82.9 km53 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea M4.92025-03-17 21:18:18 UTC78.7 kmMadang

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