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M4.3 Earthquake near 66 km E of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-01-23 00:19:16 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
108.3 km
Source
USGS

66 km E of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.3 earthquake was recorded near 66 km E of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea on January 23, 2025 at 00:19 UTC. At around 108 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
bb6bcf71ad7e0846160faccdc748bfe1c9bb1d63
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
108.3 km
UTC time
2025-01-23 00:19:16 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-6.34610, 146.46280

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 108.3 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 108.3 km
Intermediate
108.3 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

  • Long Island
    Distance: 135 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'263 m ·Last eruption: 1993 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hankow Reef
    Distance: 165 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -5 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Umboi
    Distance: 179 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'335 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Karkar
    Distance: 196 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'839 m ·Last eruption: 1979 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Ritter Island
    Distance: 205 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 75 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Sakar
    Distance: 207 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 947 m ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Nadzab Tomodachi International AirportPapua New Guinea · LAE · AYNZ
    38.2 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

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

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