A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 82 kilometers (51 miles) from Wabag in Papua New Guinea on Thursday. The temblor was detected at 10:57:15 / 10:57 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 19/06/25 / 2025-06-19 10:57:15 / June 19, 2025 @ 10:57 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 91.934 km (57 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qa7w. Id of event: us7000qa7w. Exact location of event, longitude 144.2892 East, latitude -5.0038 South, depth = 91.934 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Wabag (c. 4 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Wabag. Nearby country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 82 km NE of Wabag, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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