The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 5.3 quake in Papua New Guinea near Kokoda, Sohe District, Northern Province, only 18 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early evening on Saturday, July 5th, 2025, at 6:33 pm local time at an intermediate depth of 87. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 5.3 earthquake as well. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.3.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Kokoda (pop. 6,200) located 105 km from the epicenter, Wau (pop. 14,600) 110 km away, Popondetta (pop. 28,200) 120 km away, and Bulolo (pop. 16,000) 127 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jul 5, 2025 06:33 pm (Port Moresby time) local time (5 Jul 2025 08:33 GMT)Magnitude: 5.3Depth: 87.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 7.96°S / 147.51°E (Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea)Primary data source: EMSC