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M4.4 Earthquake near 18 km SSE of Lae, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-01-08 15:23:45 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
56.4 km
Source
USGS

18 km SSE of Lae, Papua New Guinea

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.4 earthquake was recorded near 18 km SSE of Lae, Papua New Guinea on January 8, 2025 at 15:23 UTC. With a focal depth of about 56 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

ID
fdf21d7b10a8e1e2028ff04466475a18e6999258
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
56.4 km
UTC time
2025-01-08 15:23:45 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-6.86470, 147.08040

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 56.4 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 56.4 km
Shallow
56.4 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

  • Umboi
    Distance: 168 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'335 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Long Island
    Distance: 172 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'263 m ·Last eruption: 1993 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Ritter Island
    Distance: 188 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 75 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Sakar
    Distance: 196 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 947 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Langila Activity reported
    Distance: 210 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'330 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hankow Reef
    Distance: 224 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -5 m ·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.

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