A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 100 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (62 miles). Unique identifier: us6000qi7v. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000qi7v. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/05/25 / 2025-05-23 23:08:05 / May 23, 2025 @ 11:08 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 23:08:05 / 11:08 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 154.601 East, latitude -6.5141 South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 100 km WSW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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