A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 72 km SE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea (45 miles) on Saturday. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:33:37 / 1:33 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000rpu3. Event ids that are associated: us6000rpu3. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/11/25 / 2025-11-22 13:33:37 / November 22, 2025 @ 1:33 pm. Exact location of event, depth 175.365 km, 144.5361° East, -4.5114° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 175.365 km (109 miles) below the earth’s surface.

There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days fifteen 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.

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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 72 km SE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea.

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