A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Goroka in Papua New Guinea on Friday. Exact location of earthquake, 145.5144° East, -5.8459° South, depth 108.023 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/02/25 / 2025-02-14 09:27:41 / February 14, 2025 @ 9:27 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 108.023 km (67 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:27:41 / 9:27 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000pdkt. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pdkt.
Nearby country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 76 km (47 miles) from Madang (c. 27 400 pop), 30 km (19 miles) from Goroka (c. 18 500 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Kundiawa (c. 9 400 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Kainantu (c. 8 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Madang, Kundiawa, Kainantu (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 29 km NNE of Goroka, Papua New Guinea.
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