A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 80 km WSW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea (50 miles) on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:31:12 / 3:31 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 17/09/25 / 2025-09-17 15:31:12 / September 17, 2025 @ 3:31 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 148.8432 East, latitude -6.3944 South, depth = 55.138 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 55.138 km (34 miles). Unique identifier: us7000qwph. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000qwph.
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 four and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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