A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 62 kilometers (39 miles) from Kainantu in Papua New Guinea on Saturday. Exact time and date of earthquake 14/06/25 / 2025-06-14 07:40:38 / June 14, 2025 @ 7:40 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 07:40:38 / 7:40 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 146.2247 East, latitude -5.8555 South, depth = 113.942 km. Id of earthquake: us6000qk97. Event ids that are associated: us6000qk97. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 113.942 km (71 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). The epicenter was 85 km (53 miles) from Madang (c. 27 400 pop), 62 km (39 miles) from Kainantu (c. 8 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Madang, Kainantu.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days sixty-three 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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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 62 km NE of Kainantu, Papua New Guinea.
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