A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) was reported 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Finschhafen in Papua New Guinea on Thursday. The temblor was reported at 16:37:45 / 4:37 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 61.515 km (38 miles). Event id: us6000ql8u. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000ql8u. Exact location, longitude 147.8581° East, latitude -6.2862° South, depth = 61.515 km. Global time and date of event 19/06/25 / 2025-06-19 16:37:45 / June 19, 2025 @ 4:37 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lae (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 108 km (67 miles) from Lae (c. 76 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days seventy-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 30 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea.
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