A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Kokopo in Papua New Guinea on Sunday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 104.109 km (65 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/08/25 / 2025-08-24 18:19:21 / August 24, 2025 @ 6:19 pm. Exact location of event, depth 104.109 km, 152.4374° East, -4.6308° South. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:19:21 / 6:19 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000r3i8. Id of event: us6000r3i8.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Rabaul, Kokopo. Country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). The epicenter was 37 km (23 miles) from Kokopo (c. 26 300 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Rabaul (c. 8 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eighty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 36 km SSE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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