M5.1 earthquake 95 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 95 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea at Oct 5, 3:23 PM ET, 10 km deep, moderate – felt widely, some damage to weak buildings.
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| Magnitude | 5.1 mb |
| Time | 5 Oct 2025, 19:23 UTC |
| Location | -3.913°, 151.352° – 95 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Felt reports | 0 |
| USGS event | us6000rezl |
Other earthquakes nearby this year
| Mag. | Where | When (ET) | Depth | Felt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 89 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | Nov 1, 5:50 AM 349 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.6 | 51 km NNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | Oct 10, 11:10 AM 6 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.6 | 64 km SW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | Sep 16, 5:57 AM 30 d ago | 166 km | – |
| 4.6 | 110 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | Mar 17, 12:38 AM 214 d ago | 448 km | – |
| 4.5 | 39 km NNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | Aug 27, 7:50 PM 50 d ago | 267 km | – |
| 4.5 | 31 km WSW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | Feb 19, 3:12 AM 240 d ago | 199 km | – |
| 4.4 | 92 km NW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | Oct 5, 4:15 PM 376 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.3 | 94 km WSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea | May 19, 10:09 PM 150 d ago | 76 km | – |
| 4.3 | 57 km SW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | May 9, 3:56 AM 161 d ago | 163 km | – |
| 4.2 | 91 km NW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | Jan 18, 8:00 AM 271 d ago | 347 km | – |
| 4.0 | 122 km WSW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea | May 29, 6:26 PM 140 d ago | 288 km | – |
About this earthquake
How strong was the 95 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea earthquake?
Magnitude 5.1 (mb), moderate – felt widely, some damage to weak buildings. Depth 10 km.
Was it felt?
No felt reports have been submitted to the USGS so far.
Were there aftershocks?
1 earthquakes within 100 km in the following two weeks are in our records, the strongest M4.4.
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Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) earthquake catalog, real-time feeds and FDSN event service; magnitudes and locations are revised by seismologists for hours after an event. Times are Eastern (ET) unless marked UTC. Not an alert service: for warnings follow local authorities and tsunami centers.