A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was reported 157 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (98 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rwea. Id of event: us6000rwea. Exact location, longitude 151.7103° East, latitude -5.6522° South, depth = 9.958 km. The 5.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:07:27 / 11:07 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/12/25 / 2025-12-21 23:07:27 / December 21, 2025 @ 11:07 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9.958 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.

Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days three hundred and fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 157 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.

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