A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 116 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (72 miles). Unique identifier: us7000q0vg. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000q0vg. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/05/25 / 2025-05-22 18:23:44 / May 22, 2025 @ 6:23 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 38.33 km (24 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 152.093 East, latitude -5.3852 South, depth = 38.33 km. The temblor was reported at 18:23:44 / 6:23 pm (local time epicenter).

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

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