International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1357235
Event time 2025-04-29 04:01:26 (UTC)
Local time 2025-04-28 18:01:26 - [It was evening in the affected area.]
Last update 2025-04-29 04:20:27 (UTC)
Magnitude 5.5
Depth 58.08 km
Class Moderate
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 6
Possible effects Everyone feels movement. People have trouble walking. Objects fall from shelves. Pictures fall off walls. Furniture moves. Plaster in walls might crack. Trees and bushes shake. Damage is slight in poorly built buildings. No structural damage.
Data status preliminary
Data provider AuGOV

Location
Continent Indonesian Archipelago
Country Papua New Guinea
Administration area West New Britain
Nearest settlement Kandrian
Distance 33 km
Course E
Surface type underground quake



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis