Light earthquake of magnitude 4.5 reported 76 km northwest of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
4.5 quake 25 Jan 9:34 pm (GMT +10)

Just 35 minutes ago, a 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck near Kandrian, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. The tremor was recorded in the evening on Monday 25 January 2021 at 9:34 pm local time, at an intermediate to considerable depth of 203.1 km below the surface.
The event was filed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the first seismological agency to report it.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.5 as well.
According to preliminary calculations, we do not expect that the quake was felt by many people and did not cause any damage. In Kandrian (pop. 1000, 76 km away), the quake was probably not felt.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: 25 Jan 2021 9:34 pm (GMT +10) local time (25 Jan 2021 11:34 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.5
Depth: 203.1 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 5.7°S / 149.08°E (West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea)
Primary data source: USGS
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