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M5.0 Earthquake near New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)

UTC time: 2025-06-12 17:25:30 UTC Local time: —
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M5.0 Earthquake near New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) · 2025-06-12 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) · 2025-06-12 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) on June 12, 2025 at 17:25 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 253 km. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
c00567b373461d2e64270ec730880f45a2b70041
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
253.0 km
UTC time
2025-06-12 17:25:30 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Papua New Guinea
City
West New Britain
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-4.85000, 150.97000
Temperature
28.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 253 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 253 km
Intermediate
253 km
253 km — deeper than the regional average (80.7 km)
Regional average: 80.7 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
Kimbe120.7 kmSW18'847
Port Moresby665.0 kmSW283'733

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Lolobau
    Distance: 22 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 878 m ·Last eruption: 1912 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Ulawun
    Distance: 46 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'334 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bamus
    Distance: 48 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'248 m ·Last eruption: 1886 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hargy
    Distance: 55 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'148 m ·Last eruption: 950 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Sulu Range
    Distance: 72 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 610 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Lolo
    Distance: 85 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 796 m ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Hoskins AirportPapua New Guinea · HKN · AYHK
    92.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

West New Britain

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 32 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#12
Earlier events M≥453
Earlier events M≥518
Compared since2025-01-01

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.72025-01-24 18:26:51 UTC104.1 km150 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea M5.52025-01-21 11:15:29 UTC136.6 km83 km NW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea M5.42025-04-30 11:51:43 UTC78.0 kmNew Britain Region, Papua New Guinea M5.42025-04-10 02:43:31 UTC126.3 kmLausus M5.22025-01-21 10:57:24 UTC140.8 km94 km NW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

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