A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 59 kilometers (37 miles) from Kokopo in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 98.873 km (61 miles). The temblor was reported at 17:31:38 / 5:31 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/06/25 / 2025-06-04 17:31:38 / June 4, 2025 @ 5:31 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000qhy2. Unique identifier: us6000qhy2. Exact location, longitude 152.8042° East, latitude -4.3791° South, depth = 98.873 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Rabaul, Kokopo. Earthquake epicenter was 60 km (37 miles) from Kokopo (c. 26 300 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Rabaul (c. 8 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days sixty-four 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 59 km E of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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