> moderate and shallow mb 5.5 Earthquake offshore East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

12/21/2025 - Earthquake offshore East New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Event Characteristics
CEDIM Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Date & Time Dec. 21, 2025, 11:07 p.m.
Magnitude mb 5.5
Latitude -5.42 °N
Longitude 151.72 °E
Depth 10 km
Last Update 2025-12-22
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Papua New Guinea
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Impact on Health Services

A total 1 major healthcare facilities have been affected by this event.

Using data of the Healthsites.io. Latest update: May 2024 (only considering hospitals and clinics). In some countries, definitions for clinics and hospitals may deviate.

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