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M4.3 Earthquake near 66 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea

UTC time: 2025-03-23 20:57:28 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
92.2 km
Source
USGS

66 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea

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About this earthquake

On March 23, 2025 at 20:57 UTC, a magnitude M4.3 earthquake occurred near 66 km NW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea. At around 92 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. 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
ffbe0aedb85fa55b6fb58322d9cd73c50ee96edd
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
92.2 km
UTC time
2025-03-23 20:57:28 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
-6.12120, 147.43740

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 92.2 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 92.2 km
Intermediate
92.2 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

  • Umboi
    Distance: 77 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'335 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Long Island
    Distance: 97 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'263 m ·Last eruption: 1993 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Ritter Island
    Distance: 101 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 75 m ·Last eruption: 2007 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Sakar
    Distance: 107 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 947 m ·Papua New Guinea
  • Langila Activity reported
    Distance: 127 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'330 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Papua New Guinea
  • Hankow Reef
    Distance: 159 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.

Earthquake overview

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