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M4.9 Earthquake near 105 km W of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-03-21 05:25:55 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
110.8 km
Source
USGS

105 km W of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.9 earthquake was recorded near 105 km W of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea on March 21, 2025 at 05:25 UTC. At around 111 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
d0bf9eb2f6223ba5912072b17f66c29a7038128e
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
110.8 km
UTC time
2025-03-21 05:25:55 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-4.03450, 141.88870

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 110.8 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 110.8 km
Intermediate
110.8 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

  • Kadovar
    Distance: 303 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 365 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Blup Blup
    Distance: 307 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 402 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bam
    Distance: 328 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 685 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Manam
    Distance: 349 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'807 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Karkar
    Distance: 458 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'839 m ·Last eruption: 1979 ·Papua New Guinea

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

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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