A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 104 kilometers (65 miles) from Kimbe in Papua New Guinea. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 91.997 km (57 miles). Unique identifier: us7000qr82. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000qr82. Exact location of event, longitude 151.081 East, latitude -5.6389 South, depth = 91.997 km. The temblor was reported at 01:31:08 / 1:31 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/08/25 / 2025-08-27 01:31:08 / August 27, 2025 @ 1:31 am.
Close country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 104 km (65 miles) from Kimbe (c. 18 800 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kimbe (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 104 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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