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Papua New Guinea

M5.1 Earthquake near NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G. (Papua New Guinea)

UTC time: 2025-12-26 23:02:25 UTC Local time: —
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M5.1 Earthquake near NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G. (Papua New Guinea) · 2025-12-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G. (Papua New Guinea) · 2025-12-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.1 earthquake was recorded near NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G. (Papua New Guinea) on December 26, 2025 at 23:02 UTC. At around 88 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
def118dc6472a4f651e3a50dff57b475b746fda4
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
88.2 km
UTC time
2025-12-26 23:02:25 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Papua New Guinea
City
New Ireland
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-4.56820, 153.20030
Temperature
24.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 88.2 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 88.2 km
Intermediate
88.2 km
88.2 km — close to the regional average (80.5 km)
Regional average: 80.5 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
Kokopo106.3 kmW26'273
Port Moresby862.2 kmSW283'733

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Rabaul
    Distance: 117 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 688 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Tavui
    Distance: 121 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 200 m ·Last eruption: -4946 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Ulawun
    Distance: 214 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'334 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Lolobau
    Distance: 229 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 878 m ·Last eruption: 1912 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bamus
    Distance: 229 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'248 m ·Last eruption: 1886 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hargy
    Distance: 248 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'148 m ·Last eruption: 950 ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Tokua AirportPapua New Guinea · RAB · AYTK
    94.4 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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours0
First 72 hours4
Strongest subsequent eventM5.1
M5.12025-12-29 11:40:02 UTC120.4 km115 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea M5.12025-12-29 11:40:02 UTC96.3 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Port Moresby (Monde) M5.02025-12-29 11:40:09 UTC131.5 kmNew Britain Region, Papua New Guinea M5.12025-12-29 11:40:09 UTC131.7 kmNEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. M4.62026-01-03 07:06:10 UTC115.5 kmSolomon Islands M4.52026-01-03 07:06:10 UTC115.5 kmBougainville-Solomon Islands region M4.62026-01-03 07:06:11 UTC86.4 kmBOUGAINVILLE REGION, P.N.G. M4.72026-01-14 08:05:56 UTC126.7 kmNEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G. M4.72026-01-14 08:05:57 UTC128.5 km193 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea M5.02026-01-14 08:05:57 UTC128.0 kmNew Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea M5.02026-01-14 08:05:57 UTC127.8 kmNew Ireland region

New Ireland

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 34 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#20
Earlier events M≥461
Earlier events M≥528
Compared since2025-01-06

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.22025-04-12 03:47:13 UTC16.7 km M6.12025-09-16 16:59:52 UTC117.6 kmPapua New Guinea [Sea] M6.12025-04-12 03:47:09 UTC14.6 km105 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea M6.02025-09-16 16:59:51 UTC117.4 kmNEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G. M6.02025-09-16 16:59:46 UTC112.3 kmNew Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea

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