A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Madang in Papua New Guinea on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 84.532 km (53 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qufg. Id of event: us6000qufg. Exact location of event, depth 84.532 km, 145.8681° East, -5.4704° South. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/07/25 / 2025-07-11 18:52:47 / July 11, 2025 @ 6:52 pm. The temblor was reported at 18:52:47 / 6:52 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). The epicenter was 28 km (18 miles) from Madang (c. 27 400 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Goroka (c. 18 500 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Kainantu (c. 8 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kainantu, Goroka, Madang.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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