A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) strikes 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Goroka in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:23:34 / 3:23 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 145.5585 East, latitude -5.8826 South, depth = 109.896 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/11/25 / 2025-11-12 03:23:34 / November 12, 2025 @ 3:23 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rmwc. Id of event: us6000rmwc. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 109.896 km (68 miles) below the earth’s surface.

Earthquake epicenter was 78 km (48 miles) from Madang (c. 27 400 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Goroka (c. 18 500 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Kundiawa (c. 9 400 pop), 56 km (35 miles) from Kainantu (c. 8 500 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Madang, Kundiawa, Kainantu.

Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.

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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 29 km NE of Goroka, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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