A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 127 km N of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea (79 miles) on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 148.3235 East, latitude -7.6194 South, depth = 35 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000qz5k. Unique identifier: us6000qz5k. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 20:45:54 / 8:45 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/07/25 / 2025-07-27 20:45:54 / July 27, 2025 @ 8:45 pm.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 127 km N of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea.
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