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M4.7 Earthquake near 43 km NNE of Goroka, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-03-17 20:13:00 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
118.1 km
Source
USGS

43 km NNE of Goroka, Papua New Guinea

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.7 earthquake was recorded near 43 km NNE of Goroka, Papua New Guinea on March 17, 2025 at 20:13 UTC. At around 118 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
bd760c55ab8da5de5546d28ea0ab564e615b9d54
Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
118.1 km
UTC time
2025-03-17 20:13:00 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
-5.73600, 145.56610

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 118.1 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 118.1 km
Intermediate
118.1 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

  • Karkar
    Distance: 129 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'839 m ·Last eruption: 1979 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hankow Reef
    Distance: 159 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -5 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Long Island
    Distance: 177 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'263 m ·Last eruption: 1993 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Manam
    Distance: 193 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'807 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bam
    Distance: 250 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 685 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Umboi
    Distance: 258 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'335 m ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Goroka AirportPapua New Guinea · GKA · AYGA
    43.0 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.

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