A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Vanimo in Papua New Guinea on Monday. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000q8aq. Unique identifier: us7000q8aq. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 141.0943° East, -3.3066° South. Global time and date of event 23/06/25 / 2025-06-23 23:21:33 / June 23, 2025 @ 11:21 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 23:21:33 / 11:21 pm (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 96 km (59 miles) from Jayapura (c. 134 900 pop), 94 km (59 miles) from Abepura (c. 62 200 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Vanimo (c. 11 200 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Vanimo (c. 9 800 pop). Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop), Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Jayapura, Abepura, Vanimo (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 72 km SSW of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea.
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