A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Kimbe in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/09/25 / 2025-09-03 00:21:30 / September 3, 2025 @ 12:21 am. Exact location of event, longitude 150.1558 East, latitude -6.0153 South, depth = 35 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). The temblor was detected at 00:21:30 / 12:21 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qtdy. Id of event: us7000qtdy.
Nearby country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 52 km (32 miles) from Kimbe (c. 18 800 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kimbe.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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 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: 51 km S of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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