A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Ialibu in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday. The temblor was reported at 02:13:02 / 2:13 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000rivu. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rivu. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 144.0785° East, latitude -6.7181° South, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 01/10/25 / 2025-10-01 02:13:02 / October 1, 2025 @ 2:13 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
The epicenter was 97 km (60 miles) from Mount Hagen (c. 33 600 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Mendi (c. 26 300 pop), 49 km (31 miles) from Ialibu (c. 6 900 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mount Hagen, Mendi, Ialibu. Close country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop).
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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 49 km S of Ialibu, Papua New Guinea.
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