A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 142 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea (88 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was picked up at 19:31:58 / 7:31 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 147.1513° East, -5.4408° South, depth 212.002 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/02/25 / 2025-02-22 19:31:58 / February 22, 2025 @ 7:31 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us7000pfhm. Event ids that are associated: us7000pfhm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 212.002 km (132 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 142 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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