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Sun, 5 Oct 2025, 19:34 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake near Kokopo, Kokopo District, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea, was reported only 10 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10. km beneath the epicenter early morning on Monday, October 6th, 2025, at 5:23 am local time. 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.
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 Rabaul (pop. 8,100) located 95 km from the epicenter, and Kokopo (pop. 26,300) 112 km away.
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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Aug 2, 12:16 am (GMT +10)

4.7

465 km36 km (22 mi) to the N 114 km NW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea InfoMay 17, 09:17 pm (Port Moresby)

4.4

277 km105 km (66 mi) to the NE 79 km N of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea InfoMay 6, 04:37 pm (GMT +10)

4.8

10 km98 km (61 mi) to the NW 69 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea InfoApr 8, 12:05 am (GMT +10)

4.4

10 km14 km (9 mi) to the N Bismarck Sea, 121 km northwest of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea InfoMar 23, 04:56 pm (Port Moresby)

4.1

234 km69 km (43 mi) to the SE New Britain Region, P.N.G. InfoJan 25, 04:26 am (GMT +10)

5.7

10 km63 km (39 mi) to the W 150 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea InfoJan 21, 09:15 pm (GMT +10)

5.5

10 km29 km (18 mi) to the NE Bismarck Sea, 102 km northwest of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea InfoJan 2, 05:06 pm (GMT +10)

5.4

10 km48 km (30 mi) to the NE Bismarck Sea, 92 km northwest of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea InfoJul 13, 2024 03:12 am (GMT +10)

5.5

11 km10.8 km (6.7 mi) to the NE 96 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea 2 reportsInfoMay 19, 2024 12:04 am (GMT +10)

5.7

4 km89 km (55 mi) to the E 39 km N of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea 4 reportsInfoNov 13, 2023 05:43 pm (GMT +10)

6.1

10 km29 km (18 mi) to the W 126 km WNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea InfoApr 13, 2022 01:00 pm (Port Moresby)

6.1

149 km97 km (60 mi) to the SE 28 km WSW

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Sun, 5 Oct 2025, 18:49 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

A shallow magnitude 4.8 earthquake was reported early morning near Kon Tum, Kon Tum City, Vietnam.
According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake hit on Monday, October 6th, 2025, at 1:28 am local time at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from Thailand’s Earthquake Observation Division (TMD) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.3. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 4.8, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 4.9, and the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.0.
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 Kon Tum (pop. 172,700) located 54 km from the epicenter, Tra My (pop. 6,600) 59 km away, Quang Ngai (pop. 33,000) 86 km away, Tam Ky (pop. 165,200) 94 km away, Pleiku

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