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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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Tuesday, Dec 23, 2025 00:24 | 14 hours ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 23 Dec 2025

Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 1 quake 5.0+, 33 quakes 4.0+, 153 quakes 3.0+, 349 quakes 2.0+ (537 total)
Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 4+: 33 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 153 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 349 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 3.8 x 1014 joules (104 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 89631 tons of TNT or 5.6 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 6.5 learn more10 largest earthquakes in the world (22 Dec 2025)#1: Mag 6.5 64 km southwest of Madang, Madang Province, Papua New GuineaMonday, Dec 22, 2025, at 08:31 pm (Port Moresby time) – #2: Mag 5.2 North Pacific Ocean, 118 km southwest of Huixtla, Estado de Chiapas, MexicoSunday, Dec 21, 2025, at 08:20 pm (GMT -6) – #3: Mag 4.9 Solomon Sea, 161 km southeast of Lolobau Island, Papua New GuineaTuesday, Dec 23, 2025, at 12:00 am (GMT +10) – #4: Mag 4.9 Tasman Sea, 418 km northwest of Whangarei, Northland, New ZealandMonday, Dec 22, 2025, at 09:37 pm (GMT +11) – #5: Mag 4.9 East China Sea, 81 km southwest of Kumejima, Okinawa, JapanMonday, Dec 22, 2025, at 08:38 pm (GMT +8) – #6: Mag 4.8 North Pacific Ocean,

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