Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 17:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lae (Papua New Guinea - PA), about 417.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 147.468 and latitude -3.003.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -3.003, 147.468
UTC time 2025-07-08 17:11:55.983
Location 109 km SSE of Lorengau
Country Papua New Guinea (PA)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2025-07-08

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
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Papua New Guinea · 2026-05-08 12:38 UTC
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Papua New Guinea · 2026-05-08 12:22 UTC
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M 4.7
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Papua New Guinea · 2026-05-08 12:06 UTC
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Lae
Papua New Guinea · 2026-03-31 03:15 UTC
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M 4.1
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