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Tuesday, Dec 23, 2025 10:16 | 15 mins ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

Papua New Guinea was shaken near Finschhafen, Morobe Province, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 only 20 minutes ago, the United States Geological Survey reported.
The quake hit at an intermediate to considerable depth of 196.73 km beneath the epicenter near Finschhafen, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, early evening on Tuesday, December 23rd, 2025, at 7:54 pm local time. The strength of the earthquake may have been tempered by its relative great depth below the surface, which makes it feel weaker in absolute terms. 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 The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS), which listed it as a magnitude 5.2 earthquake as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency at magnitude 5.1, France’s Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) at magnitude 5.0, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.7, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 5.2, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.5.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Dec 9, 01:33 pm (Port Moresby)

4.9

64 km81 km (51 mi) to the S 56 km northeast of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea InfoDec 1, 09:45 am (GMT +10)

4.3

185 km8.1 km (5 mi) to the E Papua New Guinea Region InfoNov 17, 06:37 am (Port Moresby)

4.6

92 km91 km (56 mi) to the W 110 km southeast of Madang, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea 1 reportInfoAug 28, 08:57 am (Port Moresby)

4.2

69 km65 km (40 mi) to the S 96 km northeast of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea InfoAug 17, 03:41 am (GMT +10)

4.4

10 km72 km (45 mi) to the NE Bismarck Sea, 40 km northeast of Tolokiwa Island, Papua New Guinea InfoJul 19, 12:33 am (Port Moresby)

5.2

181 km40 km (25 mi) to the W Bismarck Sea, 21 km south of Long Island, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea InfoJun 20, 02:37 am (Port Moresby)

5.5

37 km87 km (54 mi) to the SE 37 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea 3 reportsInfoApr 22, 11:29 pm (Port Moresby)

5.7

225 km48 km (30 mi) to the W Bismarck Sea, 24 km southwest of Long Island, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea 22 reportsInfoMar 16, 02:28 am (Port Moresby)

5.1

59 km64 km (40 mi) to the S 94 km northeast of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea InfoSep 19, 2024 06:41 pm (GMT +10)

5.5

193 km5 km (3.1 mi) to the E Bismarck Sea, 32 km southwest of Tolokiwa Island, Papua New Guinea 5 reportsInfoMar 14, 2023 10:49 am (Port Moresby)

6.3

213 km66 km (41 mi) to the W Bismarck Sea, 32

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Nov 25, 09:53 pm (GMT +9)

4.2

349 km58 km (36 mi) to the SE Philippine Sea, 146 km west of Hachijo Jima Island, Tokyo, Japan InfoOct 26, 08:44 pm (GMT +9)

4.2

394 km94 km (59 mi) to the S Philippine Sea, 298 km southeast of Tsu, Mie-ken, Japan 1 reportInfoOct 20, 08:48 pm (GMT +9)

4.1

383 km38 km (23 mi) to the NW Philippine Sea, 159 km southwest of Kozu Shima Island, Tokyo, Japan InfoAug 12, 07:28 am (GMT +9)

4.0

347 km67 km (42 mi) to the NW Philippine Sea, 153 km southeast of Tsu, Mie-ken, Japan InfoJul 24, 10:01 pm (GMT +9)

4.2

391 km88 km (55 mi) to the S Philippine Sea, 294 km south of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan InfoNov 14, 2022 05:08 pm (GMT +9)

6.1

346 km94 km (59 mi) to the NW Philippine Sea, 93 km southeast of Ise, Mie-ken, Japan 107 reportsInfoNov 5, 2021 01:55 pm (GMT +9)

5.2

371 km69 km (43 mi) to the NW Japan: FAR S OFF SHIZUOKA PREF InfoSep 14, 2021 07:46 am (GMT +9)

5.8

380 km78 km (48 mi) to the S Philippine Sea, 200 km west of Hachijo Jima Island, Tokyo, Japan 30 reportsInfoJan 15, 2021 10:38 pm (GMT +9)

5.9

374 km98 km (61 mi) to the NW Philippine Sea, 89 km southeast of Ise, Mie-ken, Japan 2 reportsInfoJul 28, 2019 03:31 am (GMT +9)

6.2

376 km60 km (37 mi) to the W Philippine Sea, 163 km south of Ise, Mie-ken, Japan 117 reportsInfoAug 9, 2009 07:55 pm (GMT +9)

7.1

292 km2.1 km (1.3 mi) to the N Philippine Sea, 172 km west

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Dec 20, 04:04 am (GMT -6)

4.1

16 km35 km (21 mi) to the W North Pacific Ocean, 167 km southeast of Salina Cruz, Estado de Oaxaca, Mexico  I FELT IT InfoDec 20, 01:25 am (GMT -6)

4.1

17 km87 km (54 mi) to the NW North Pacific Ocean, 109 km southeast of Salina Cruz, Estado de Oaxaca, Mexico  I FELT IT InfoDec 18, 10:36 am (GMT -6)

4.0

17 km33 km (20 mi) to the W North Pacific Ocean, 172 km southeast of Salina Cruz, Estado de Oaxaca, Mexico  I FELT IT InfoDec 18, 12:25 am (Merida)

4.2

88 km99 km (61 mi) to the NE 30 km southwest of Pijijiapan, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico  I FELT IT – 2 reportsInfoDec 17, 03:14 am (GMT -6)

4.1

16 km57 km (36 mi) to the SW North Pacific Ocean, 186 km southwest of Pijijiapan, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico  I FELT IT InfoDec 3, 06:59 am (GMT -6)

4.7

35 km73 km (45 mi) to the E North Pacific Ocean, 107 km south of Pijijiapan, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico InfoSep 12, 05:35 pm (GMT -6)

4.6

10 km28 km (17 mi) to the SW North Pacific Ocean, 156 km southwest of Pijijiapan, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico InfoAug 10, 08:21 pm (GMT -6)

5.8

9.1 km40 km (25 mi) to the W North Pacific Ocean, 249 km southwest of Tuxtla, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico 1 reportInfoJun 27, 11:47 pm (GMT -6)

4.7

10 km27 km (17 mi) to the SW North Pacific Ocean, 166 km south of Tonala, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico InfoJun 18, 04:07 am

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