A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 115 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (71 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us7000rlc8. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000rlc8. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 152.4689° East, -5.3688° South, depth 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/12/25 / 2025-12-29 11:40:02 / December 29, 2025 @ 11:40 am. The temblor was picked up at 11:40:02 / 11:40 am (local time epicenter).

Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days one hundred and nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 115 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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