The most recent notable earthquake this morning (December 5, 2025, around
04:39 UTC) struck near the north coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea.
It registered a magnitude of 4.6 at coordinates -4.885 latitude and 145.624
longitude, approximately 41 km from Madang, with a depth of 138 km.
No immediate reports of damage or injuries have surfaced from this event.
Other Early Morning Quakes
- Magnitude 3.1 near Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas Island, U.S. Virgin Islands (04:04 UTC, epicenter at 18.678, -65.156; depth 61 km).
- Magnitude 3.6 near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (02:45 UTC, epicenter at 18.76, -68.382; depth 53 km).
- Magnitude 3.4 near Tortola, British Virgin Islands (01:26 UTC, epicenter at 18.876, -64.651; depth 13 km).
