A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Kimbe in Papua New Guinea on Tuesday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/08/25 / 2025-08-26 03:21:27 / August 26, 2025 @ 3:21 am. Unique identifier: us7000qxda. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000qxda. Exact location of event, longitude 150.0082 East, latitude -5.9578 South, depth = 48.106 km. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:21:27 / 3:21 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 48.106 km (30 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 48 km (30 miles) from Kimbe (c. 18 800 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kimbe.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 47 km SSW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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