A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Panguna in Papua New Guinea on Thursday. The epicenter was at a depth of 66.911 km (42 miles). Unique identifier: us6000qgnv. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000qgnv. Global time and date of event 15/05/25 / 2025-05-15 02:23:36 / May 15, 2025 @ 2:23 am UTC/GMT. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:23:36 / 2:23 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 155.1474 East, latitude -6.6917 South, depth = 66.911 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 68 km (43 miles) from Arawa (c. 40 300 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Arawa.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty-seven 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 55 km SW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
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