A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 174 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (108 miles). Exact location, longitude 153.4825° East, latitude -5.3467° South, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 19/05/25 / 2025-05-19 12:23:32 / May 19, 2025 @ 12:23 pm. 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: us6000qhn1. Id of event: us6000qhn1. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:23:32 / 12:23 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days eighty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 174 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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