A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 92 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea (57 miles). Exact location of event, depth 156.736 km, 154.6935° East, -6.0409° South. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 156.736 km (97 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 22:56:07 / 10:56 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 22/11/25 / 2025-11-22 22:56:07 / November 22, 2025 @ 10:56 pm UTC/GMT. 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: us6000rty8. Id of event: us6000rty8.

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.

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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 92 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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