A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 21 kilometers (13 miles) from Angoram in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday. The temblor was reported at 18:29:08 / 6:29 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 144.0497° East, -4.2585° South, depth 137.146 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/03/25 / 2025-03-19 18:29:08 / March 19, 2025 @ 6:29 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 137.146 km (85 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000pzt8. Unique identifier: us6000pzt8.
Nearby country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Wewak. Event epicenter was 91 km (57 miles) from Wewak (c. 18 200 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 21 km S of Angoram, Papua New Guinea.
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