A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Tari in Papua New Guinea on Friday. Event id: us6000qv4w. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qv4w. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 42.304 km (26 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 142.4059 East, latitude -6.1853 South, depth = 42.304 km. The temblor was picked up at 15:46:30 / 3:46 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 25/07/25 / 2025-07-25 15:46:30 / July 25, 2025 @ 3:46 pm.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 66 km (41 miles) from Tari (c. 8 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tari (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days five 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 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: 70 km WSW of Tari, Papua New Guinea.
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