Event ID	1534259
Event time	2025-12-23 09:54:49 (UTC)
Local time	2025-12-22 23:54:49 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update	2025-12-23 10:01:02 (UTC)
Magnitude	5.7
Depth	159.3 km
Class	Moderate
Hypocenter	Medium deep
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
Data provider	EMSC

Continent	Indonesian Archipelago
Country	Papua New Guinea
Administration area	Morobe
Nearest settlement	Finschhafen
Distance	146 km
Course	NNW
Surface type	underwater quake
Tsunami region	South Pacific
Water surface name	Bismarck Sea

Nearest nuclear power plants

There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.

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Nearest marine ports

There is no known marine port nearby.

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Nearest airports

Long Island Airport (41,03 km), Siassi Airport (52,76 km), Bunsil Airport (65,48 km), Wasu Airport (67,89 km), Kelanoa Airport (70,83 km)

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Nearest volcanoes

Tolokiwa volcano (22,27 km), Long Island volcano (29,73 km), Crown Island volcano (56,24 km), Umboi volcano (58,85 km), Sakar volcano (78,40 km)

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Quick Analysis

According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake. Based on the data received, the formation of a tsunami is not conceivable on the basis of the high-depth hypocenter. Underwater landslides, volcanic activity, however, cannot be ruled out.