| Date & time | Dec 7, 2022 01:32:58 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Wednesday, Dec 7, 2022 at 11:32 am (GMT +10) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.6 |
| Depth | 35.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 5.6397°S / 151.424°E  (East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea) |
| Antipode | 5.64°N / 28.576°W |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Hargy (50 km / 31 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 143 km (89 mi) E of Kimbe (Talasea District, West New Britain) (pop: 18,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 172 km (107 mi) SSW of Kokopo (East New Britain) (pop: 26,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 180 km (112 mi) SSW of Rabaul (East New Britain) (pop: 8,070) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 217 km (135 mi) ENE of Kandrian (West New Britain) (pop: 1,010) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 348 km (216 mi) SSE of Kavieng (New Ireland) (pop: 14,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 495 km (307 mi) NE of Popondetta (Sohe, Northern Province) (pop: 28,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 636 km (395 mi) NE of Port Moresby (National Capital) (pop: 283,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Light Rain  28.1°C (83 F), humidity: 78%, wind: 2 m/s (5 kts) from SE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.6 | 35 km | Papua New Guinea: NEW BRITAIN REGION, P.N.G. | EMSC |
| 4.6 | 35 km | 142 Km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea | USGS |
