A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 70 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea (43 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qi5k. Id of event: us6000qi5k. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:20:50 / 9:20 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/05/25 / 2025-05-21 09:20:50 / May 21, 2025 @ 9:20 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 144.6459° East, -3.7962° South.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 70 km ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea.
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