A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Lae in Papua New Guinea. Event id: us6000rk90. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rk90. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 08/10/25 / 2025-10-08 16:49:42 / October 8, 2025 @ 4:49 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 146.9044° East, latitude -6.8261° South, depth = 103.358 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 103.358 km (64 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 16:49:42 / 4:49 pm (local time epicenter).

Earthquake epicenter was 15 km (9 miles) from Lae (c. 76 300 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Bulolo (c. 16 000 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Wau (c. 14 600 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Wau, Bulolo, Lae. Country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop).

Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.

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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. 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: 15 km SW of Lae, Papua New Guinea.

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