A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Finschhafen in Papua New Guinea. Id of earthquake: us7000qamz. Event ids that are associated: us7000qamz. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 147.6278 East, latitude -6.6339 South, depth = 42.999 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 42.999 km (27 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 22/06/25 / 2025-06-22 02:33:51 / June 22, 2025 @ 2:33 am UTC/GMT. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:33:51 / 2:33 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 72 km (45 miles) from Lae (c. 76 300 pop). Close 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).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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 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: 25 km WSW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea.
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