A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 127 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea (79 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/02/25 / 2025-02-18 00:46:29 / February 18, 2025 @ 12:46 am. The temblor was reported at 00:46:29 / 12:46 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 186.616 km, 147.1528° East, -5.579° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 186.616 km (116 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000pvmk. Unique identifier: us6000pvmk. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

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

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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 127 km N of Lae, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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