A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 116 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (72 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 70.932 km (44 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:50:39 / 3:50 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 156.0383° East, -7.2091° South, depth 70.932 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us7000q072. Event ids that are associated: us7000q072. Global time and date of event 03/05/25 / 2025-05-03 15:50:39 / May 3, 2025 @ 3:50 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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: 116 km SSE of Panguna, Papua New Guinea.
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