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Papua New Guinea

M4.5 Earthquake near NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA (Papua New Guinea)

UTC time: 2025-10-10 23:39:54 UTC Local time: —
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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.5 earthquake was recorded near NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA (Papua New Guinea) on October 10, 2025 at 23:39 UTC. At around 125 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 EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Papua New Guinea: 2 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.9.

Details

ID
f85ddb9a0a68913b9c13a8c539396daf339f2315
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
124.6 km
UTC time
2025-10-10 23:39:54 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Papua New Guinea
City
Eastern Highlands
Source
emsc
Coordinates
-6.31080, 145.72300
Temperature
18.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 124.6 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 124.6 km
Intermediate
124.6 km
124.6 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Karkar
    Distance: 187 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'839 m ·Last eruption: 1979 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Long Island
    Distance: 189 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'263 m ·Last eruption: 1993 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hankow Reef
    Distance: 193 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -5 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Umboi
    Distance: 253 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'335 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Manam
    Distance: 259 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'807 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Ritter Island
    Distance: 279 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 75 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Papua New Guinea

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Goroka AirportPapua New Guinea · GKA · AYGA
    44.6 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

Papua New Guinea

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 307 Catalogue entries

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

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