A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was reported 119 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea (74 miles) on Tuesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000rkbp. Id of event: us7000rkbp. The temblor was detected at 09:54:53 / 9:54 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/12/25 / 2025-12-23 09:54:53 / December 23, 2025 @ 9:54 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 196.726 km (122 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 147.4108 East, latitude -5.5727 South, depth = 196.726 km.

Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 119 km NNW of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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