A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was reported 113 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea (70 miles) on Tuesday. The temblor was reported at 17:22:03 / 5:22 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000qbe5. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000qbe5. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 147.4913 East, latitude -3.0329 South, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/07/25 / 2025-07-08 17:22:03 / July 8, 2025 @ 5:22 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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 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: 113 km SSE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea.
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