A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 58 kilometers (36 miles) from Aitape in Papua New Guinea. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/12/25 / 2025-12-01 08:40:31 / December 1, 2025 @ 8:40 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000reut. Id of event: us7000reut. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:40:31 / 8:40 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 142.2554° East, latitude -3.6559° South, depth = 35 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquake epicenter was 57 km (35 miles) from Aitape (c. 5 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aitape (min 5000 pop). 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 58 km S of Aitape, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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