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M4.7 Earthquake near 17 km N of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-01-26 19:22:27 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

17 km N of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.7 earthquake was recorded near 17 km N of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea on January 26, 2025 at 19:22 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
f071309dbca36185981c34d0dd7e85f8c722157a
Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-26 19:22:27 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-2.53060, 141.31960

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Blup Blup
    Distance: 381 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 402 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Kadovar
    Distance: 382 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 365 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Bam
    Distance: 407 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 685 m ·Last eruption: 1960 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Manam
    Distance: 447 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'807 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Vanimo AirportPapua New Guinea · VAI · AYVN
    18.1 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

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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