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Time2025-04-15 15:49:03 UTC2025-04-15 15:49:03 UTC at epicenterLocation6.508°S 154.968°EDepth79.75 km (49.55 mi)
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Tue, 15 Apr 2025, 16:01 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 occurred early morning on Wednesday, April 16th, 2025, at 2:49 am local time near Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, as reported by Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency.
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a moderately shallow depth of 61. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by France’s Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS), which listed it as a magnitude 5.1 earthquake.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Panguna (pop. 2,900) located 56 km from the epicenter, Arawa (pop. 40,300) 67 km away, Kieta (pop. 3,600) 75 km away, and Buin (pop. 750) 81 km away.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us
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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Mar 27, 04:49 am (GMT +11)
4.3
446 km74 km (46 mi) to the NW Solomon Sea, 64 km south of Taiof Island, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea InfoMar 26, 05:45 pm (Guadalcanal)
5.1
10 km89 km (55 mi) to the SE Solomon Sea, 36 km north of Mono Island, Western Province, Solomon Islands InfoFeb 24, 09:50 am (GMT +11)
5.2
10 km68 km (42 mi) to the W Solomon Sea, 110 km south of Taiof Island, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea InfoFeb 10, 09:17 pm (GMT +10)
5.0
10 km66 km (41 mi) to the S Solomon Sea, 111 km southwest of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea InfoJan 18, 04:21 am (GMT +10)
5.0
10 km45 km (28 mi) to the S Solomon Sea, 101 km southwest of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea InfoSep 2, 2024 07:13 am (Bougainville)
6.4
39 km72 km (44 mi) to the SE 67 km south of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea 5 reportsInfoMar 8, 2023 05:33 pm (Port Moresby)
5.8
40 km7 km (4.3 mi) to the E Solomon Sea, 66 km southwest of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea InfoMay 1, 2022 11:50 pm (Guadalcanal)
5.5
35 km98 km (61 mi) to the SE Solomon Sea, 90 km south of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea 2 reportsInfoJan 16, 2022 10:52 pm (GMT +10)
6.1
379 km17 km (10.8 mi) to the W 74 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea 2 reportsInfoApr 25, 2020 12:53 pm (GMT +10)
6.0
17 km76 km (47 mi) to the W Solomon Sea, 146 km west of Arawa, Bougainville, Papua New Guinea 1 reportInfoJan 22, 2017 03:30 pm
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