A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 266 km NNW of Kieta, Papua New Guinea (165 miles) on Sunday. The temblor was picked up at 10:58:13 / 10:58 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 155.1257° East, -3.8592° South. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 31/08/25 / 2025-08-31 10:58:13 / August 31, 2025 @ 10:58 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qssa. Id of event: us7000qssa.

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.

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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 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: 266 km NNW of Kieta, Papua New Guinea.

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