- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- December 26, 2025 CE
- Location:
- 108 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
- Magnitude:
- 5.2 mb
- Depth:
- 84.163 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.2
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 6.1
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 5.9
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.2
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 6
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 5.3
Other earthquake records of 2025 CE
- Myanmar (Burma), Thailand · Mw 7.7 · 3,815 deaths
- Afghanistan, Kunar, Nangarhar · Mw 6 · 2,205 deaths
- China, Tibet (Xizang Province) · Mw 7.1 · 134 deaths
- Philippines, Cebu, Central Visayas · Mw 6.9 · 79 deaths
- Afghanistan, Northern · Mw 6.3 · 26 deaths
- Philippines, Mindanao · Mw 7.4 · 10 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 5.2 - 108 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (2025 CE) happen?
- December 26, 2025 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.