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9-4-2025 A 5.3 ESE of Kokopo, PAPUA NEW GUINEA REGION USGS PREMIUM

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4 Sep 09:47 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 9 minutes.
4 Sep 09:48: Magnitude recalculated from 5.1 to 5.2. Epicenter location corrected by 0.6 km (0.4 mi) towards NNW.
4 Sep 09:50: Now using data updates from BMKG
4 Sep 09:54: Now using data updates from USGS

Epicenter 4.9107°S / 153.491°E Papua New Guinea

Nearest volcano Ambitle (98 km / 61 miles away color code green normal dormant

Primary data source USGS (United States Geological Survey)

Estimated energy 5.6 x 1012 joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT

USGS WEBPAGE
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000qt…
M 5.3 - 149 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
2025-09-04 09:38:40 (UTC)4.911°S 153.491°E59.9 km depth

BMKG EQ CENTER
inatews.bmkg.go.id/web/detail2?name=bmg2025riev
Magnitude 5.1
Earthquake Time 2025/09/04 09:38:41.258 UTC
Area New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea
Latitude -4.94
Longitude 153.44
Depth 57 km
Status C - confirmed

EMSC WEBPAGE
m.emsc.eu/#earthquake
NEW IRELAND REGION, P.N.G.
5.3
2025-09-04
09:38:41 UTC
19:38:41 local time
4.9081 S | 153.3945 E
13,866 kmof your location
856 km NE of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
140 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
63 kmdeep

GFZ EQ CENTER
geofon.gfz.de/eqinfo/event.php?id=gfz2025riev
F-E Region New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea
Time 2025-09-04 09:38:35.6 UTC
Magnitude 5.2 (mb)
Epicenter 153.52°E 4.94°S
Depth 10 km
Status A - automatic

IRIS EQ CENTER
ds.iris.edu/ds/nodes/dmc/tools/event/12015393/
Date/Time
(UTC) 2025-09-04 09:38:40 UTC
(1 hour, 16 minutes ago)
Location New Ireland Region, P.N.G.
Magnitude mb 5.3
Latitude 4.9107° S
Longitude 153.491° E
Depth 59.85 km

DISASTER ALERT
disasteralert.pdc.org/disasteralert/?hazard_id=370…
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 at a depth of 59.85 km (37.19 miles) has occurred at 149 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea, as reported by the National Earthquake Information Center (NEIC) of the USGS on September 04, 2025 09:38:40 UTC PRELIMINARY

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