A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 114 km NW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea (71 miles). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:16:18 / 2:16 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 464.839 km (289 miles). Exact location, longitude 151.3367° East, latitude -3.5765° South, depth = 464.839 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/08/25 / 2025-08-01 14:16:18 / August 1, 2025 @ 2:16 pm. Id of earthquake: us6000qxap. Event ids that are associated: us6000qxap. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days thirty-five 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.

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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 114 km NW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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