Today: 6.0 magnitude earthquake near Taitung City, Taiwan, Taiwan

5.3 magnitude earthquake 156 km from Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

2025-12-21 23:07:27 UTC

UTC time: Sunday, December 21, 2025 23:07 PM

Your time: 2025-12-21T23:07:27Z

Magnitude Type: mww

USGS page: M 5.3 - 157 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea

USGS status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Reports from the public: 0 people

2025-12-21 23:07:27 UTC 5.3 magnitude, 9 km depth
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Aftershocks:

2025-12-22 14:00:22 UTC 4.9 magnitude, 10 km depth
Kimbe, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

This earthquake is on the map of Southeast Asia and is close to:

Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

Eastern New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

Bismarck Sea

D'entrecasteaux Islands

Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea

North Of Solomon Islands

Near S Coast Of New Guinea

New Guinea, Papua New Guinea

Near N Coast Of New Guinea

Solomon Islands

Ninigo Islands, Papua New Guinea

Fed. States Of Micronesia