A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 63 kilometers (39 miles) from Vanimo in Papua New Guinea. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact location of event, depth 35 km, 140.9884° East, -3.1677° South. 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: us7000pwu9. Unique identifier: us7000pwu9. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/05/25 / 2025-05-03 05:10:40 / May 3, 2025 @ 5:10 am. The temblor was detected at 05:10:40 / 5:10 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the event was 77 km (48 miles) from Jayapura (c. 134 900 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Abepura (c. 62 200 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Vanimo (c. 11 200 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Vanimo (c. 9 800 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop), Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Jayapura, Abepura, Vanimo.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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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: 63 km SSW of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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