A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 44 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea (27 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 27/09/25 / 2025-09-27 21:37:17 / September 27, 2025 @ 9:37 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 69.577 km (43 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 147.7479° East, -6.1681° South, depth 69.577 km. The temblor was reported at 21:37:17 / 9:37 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000rhx3. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rhx3.

In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eighty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.

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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 44 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea.

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