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M6.5 earthquake, Papua New Guinea, 2025-12-22

MagnitudeM6.5mww

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Depth107 km

Time (UTC)2025-12-22 10:31

Rank in 202545 / 145among M6+

Rank since 19004716 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×6approx.

45 km NNE of Goroka, Papua New Guinea · -5.70, 145.54

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.9 2026-01-20	2026-01-20 07:21	103 km	24 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1906 M8.0M8.0

1906 M7.6M7.6

2022 M7.6M7.6

1938 M7.5M7.5

1963 M7.5M7.5

1987 M7.4M7.4

1907 M7.3M7.3

1992 M7.2M7.2

1997 M7.2M7.2

1986 M7.2M7.2

1989 M7.1M7.1

2011 M7.1M7.1

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.6 2025-10-07	2025-10-07 11:05	98 km	17 km W of Lae, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 2025-05-20	2025-05-20 15:05	17 km	89 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 2024-09-11	2024-09-11 16:46	8 km	168 km SW of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 2024-09-05	2024-09-05 01:03	7 km	59 km NNE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.5 2023-11-27	2023-11-27 21:46	10 km	44 km E of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
M6.9 2023-10-07	2023-10-07 08:40	52 km	48 km SE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.7 2023-10-07	2023-10-07 08:34	55 km	54 km SE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M6.2 2023-06-19	2023-06-19 11:18	24 km	96 km ESE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
M6.3 2023-03-14	2023-03-14 00:49	213 km	118 km E of Madang, Papua New Guinea
M7.6 2022-09-10	2022-09-10 23:47	116 km	70 km E of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.