A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was reported 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Panguna in Papua New Guinea on Tuesday. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:49:03 / 3:49 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000q65u. Id of event: us6000q65u. Exact location of event, longitude 154.9681 East, latitude -6.5082 South, depth = 79.751 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 79.751 km (50 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/04/25 / 2025-04-15 15:49:03 / April 15, 2025 @ 3:49 pm.
Country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Arawa (c. 40 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arawa.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate 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 four and in the last 365 days fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 60 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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