A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Ambunti in Papua New Guinea. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:43:17 / 9:43 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us6000rnc6. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rnc6. Exact location of earthquake, 143.1389° East, -4.0009° South, depth 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 26/10/25 / 2025-10-26 09:43:17 / October 26, 2025 @ 9:43 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).

Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Wewak (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Wewak (c. 18 200 pop).

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.

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

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