A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 104 km WNW of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea (65 miles) on Friday. The temblor was reported at 05:25:56 / 5:25 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/03/25 / 2025-03-21 05:25:56 / March 21, 2025 @ 5:25 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 116.568 km (72 miles). Id of earthquake: us7000pli6. Event ids that are associated: us7000pli6. Exact location, longitude 141.8968° East, latitude -4.0224° South, depth = 116.568 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 104 km WNW of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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