A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 56 kilometers (35 miles) from Lae in Papua New Guinea on Friday. Global time and date of event 22/08/25 / 2025-08-22 07:00:49 / August 22, 2025 @ 7:00 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 146.7093° East, -6.3028° South, depth 107.146 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 107.146 km (67 miles). The temblor was picked up at 07:00:49 / 7:00 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000r2zn. Event ids that are associated: us6000r2zn.
Country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kainantu, Lae (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 56 km (35 miles) from Lae (c. 76 300 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Kainantu (c. 8 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eighty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 56 km NW of Lae, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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