A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 20 km NE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea (12 miles) on Saturday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/06/25 / 2025-06-28 19:24:31 / June 28, 2025 @ 7:24 pm. The temblor was picked up at 19:24:31 / 7:24 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 147.9885° East, -6.44° South, depth 48.657 km. Id of earthquake: us7000qblk. Event ids that are associated: us7000qblk. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 48.657 km (30 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 20 km NE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea.
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