A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 69 km ESE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea (43 miles) on Sunday. Exact location, longitude 148.4246° East, latitude -6.8037° South, depth = 35 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:49:29 / 12:49 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us7000px2y. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000px2y. Global time and date of event 04/05/25 / 2025-05-04 12:49:29 / May 4, 2025 @ 12:49 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles).

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

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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 69 km ESE of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea.

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