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

UTC time: 2025-08-27 01:31:08 UTC Local time: —
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M5.0 Earthquake near New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) · 2025-08-27 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) · 2025-08-27 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On August 27, 2025 at 01:31 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea). The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 86 km. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks. Papua New Guinea: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 3 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.8.

Details

ID
cbe86e1222948708a597f634343ac1b9d79971fa
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
86.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-27 01:31:08 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Papua New Guinea
City
West New Britain
Source
gfz
Coordinates
-5.60000, 150.87000
Temperature
29.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 86 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 86 km
Intermediate
86 km
86 km — close to the regional average (82.3 km)
Regional average: 82.3 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
Kimbe81.2 kmW18'847
Port Moresby594.9 kmSW283'733

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Sulu Range
    Distance: 14 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 610 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Witori
    Distance: 39 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 724 m ·Last eruption: 2012 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hargy
    Distance: 39 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'148 m ·Last eruption: 950 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Lolo
    Distance: 43 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 796 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bamus
    Distance: 60 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'248 m ·Last eruption: 1886 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Ulawun
    Distance: 80 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'334 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Hoskins AirportPapua New Guinea · HKN · AYHK
    53.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Gasmata Island AirportPapua New Guinea · GMI · AYGT
    95.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-27

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

27 Sep 2025 – 27 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 31 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#32
Earlier events M≥4176
Earlier events M≥550
Compared since2025-01-07

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.92025-04-04 20:04:38 UTC112.9 km181 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M6.52025-04-04 20:04:39 UTC119.6 km194 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea M5.82025-06-23 03:17:13 UTC48.0 kmNew Britain Region, Papua New Guinea M5.42025-04-30 11:51:43 UTC7.8 kmNew Britain Region, Papua New Guinea M5.42025-04-10 02:43:28 UTC95.5 km162 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea

Historic earthquake map · Papua New Guinea

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Country statistics · Papua New Guinea

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