A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 116 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (72 miles) on Saturday. Unique identifier: us6000rf4q. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rf4q. The temblor was detected at 17:47:15 / 5:47 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 152.2663 East, latitude -5.4 South, depth = 35 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/09/25 / 2025-09-13 17:47:15 / September 13, 2025 @ 5:47 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles).

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.

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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: 116 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.

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