A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Panguna in Papua New Guinea on Friday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 155.7477 East, latitude -6.9935 South, depth = 90.558 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:31:32 / 11:31 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 90.558 km (56 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/05/25 / 2025-05-23 11:31:32 / May 23, 2025 @ 11:31 am. Id of earthquake: us7000q11x. Event ids that are associated: us7000q11x.
Epicenter of the event was 90 km (56 miles) from Arawa (c. 40 300 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Arawa (min 5000 pop).
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 four and in the last 365 days fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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: 80 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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