A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 202 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea (126 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000rg1b. Event ids that are associated: us6000rg1b. The temblor was picked up at 02:36:18 / 2:36 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/10/25 / 2025-10-10 02:36:18 / October 10, 2025 @ 2:36 am. Exact location, longitude 148.5616° East, latitude -3.3261° South, depth = 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.

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

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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 202 km SE of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea.

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