A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Vanimo in Papua New Guinea. The temblor was picked up at 02:41:58 / 2:41 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 36.724 km, 141.5959° East, -2.8362° South. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 36.724 km (23 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/02/25 / 2025-02-08 02:41:58 / February 8, 2025 @ 2:41 am. Id of earthquake: us7000pc8x. Event ids that are associated: us7000pc8x.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 37 km (23 miles) from Vanimo (c. 11 200 pop), 41 km (26 miles) from Vanimo (c. 9 800 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Aitape (c. 5 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aitape, Vanimo, Vanimo. Close country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.
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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: 36 km ESE of Vanimo, Papua New Guinea.
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