A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 42 km W of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea (26 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 117.618 km (73 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:53:16 / 2:53 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 117.618 km, 142.4404° East, -4.1643° South. Global time and date of event 24/09/25 / 2025-09-24 14:53:16 / September 24, 2025 @ 2:53 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us6000rcj3. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rcj3.

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 nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.

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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 42 km W of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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