Significant magnitude 5.2 earthquake 105 km northeast of Lae, Papua New Guinea

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake near Lae, Morobe, Papua New Guinea, was reported only 10 minutes ago by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at an intermediate depth of 76. km beneath the epicenter early morning on Sunday, March 16th, 2025, at 2:28 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.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.2 as well. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.1.
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 Lae (pop. 76,300) located 105 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Mar 16, 2025 02:28 am (GMT +10) local time (15 Mar 2025 16:28 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.2
Depth: 76.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.06°S / 147.67°E (Papua New Guinea)
Primary data source: BMKG
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