A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 90 kilometers (56 miles) from Lae in Papua New Guinea on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, 147.2481° East, -5.9476° South, depth 103.783 km. Unique identifier: us7000pm3v. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pm3v. Global time and date of event 23/03/25 / 2025-03-23 20:57:27 / March 23, 2025 @ 8:57 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 20:57:27 / 8:57 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 103.783 km (64 miles).
Close country/countries, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lae (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 91 km (56 miles) from Lae (c. 76 300 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred 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. Each 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 90 km NNE of Lae, Papua New Guinea.
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