A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Wewak in Papua New Guinea. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:34:31 / 2:34 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 80.672 km (50 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 143.4825° East, -3.3444° South, depth 80.672 km. Unique identifier: us6000r1dy. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000r1dy. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/07/25 / 2025-07-30 02:34:31 / July 30, 2025 @ 2:34 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Wewak (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 28 km (18 miles) from Wewak (c. 18 200 pop).

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

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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 28 km NW of Wewak, Papua New Guinea.

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