A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 144 km SE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea (89 miles) on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:05:27 / 5:05 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000qlt8. Unique identifier: us6000qlt8. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 150.497° East, -7.1091° South. Exact time and date of earthquake 07/06/25 / 2025-06-07 17:05:27 / June 7, 2025 @ 5:05 pm UTC/GMT.

There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-one 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: 144 km SE of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea.

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