M4.7 earthquake 165 km NNE of Madang, Papua New Guinea
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 165 km NNE of Madang, Papua New Guinea on Thu, Jun 26, 1975, 12:58 AM GMT+10 (14:58 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 Bismarck Sea. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-06-25 14:58:33 UTC
- Depth
- 37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 3.756° S, 146.099° E
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000bs8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC.