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Tue, 20 May 2025, 16:20 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours on 20 May 2025

Summary: 1 quake 6.0+, 3 quakes 5.0+, 30 quakes 4.0+, 122 quakes 3.0+, 286 quakes 2.0+ (442 total)
This report is being updated every hour.
Magnitude 6+: 1 earthquake
Magnitude 5+: 3 earthquakes
Magnitude 4+: 30 earthquakes
Magnitude 3+: 122 earthquakes
Magnitude 2+: 286 earthquakes
No quakes of magnitude 7 or higherTotal seismic energy estimate: 2.9 x 1014 joules (79.3 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 68213 tons of TNT or 4.3 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 6.4 learn more10 largest earthquakes in the world (past 24 hours)#1: Mag 6.4 Bismarck Sea, 39 km northwest of Volcano Island, Papua New GuineaWednesday, May 21, 2025, at 01:05 am (Port Moresby time) – #2: Mag 5.6 North Atlantic Ocean, PortugalTuesday, May 20, 2025, at 03:11 am (GMT -2) – #3: Mag 5.3 Indian Ocean, 363 km south of Yogyakarta, IndonesiaTuesday, May 20, 2025, at 04:36 am (GMT +7) – #4: Mag 5.2 Bay of Plenty, New ZealandTuesday, May 20, 2025, at 11:31 am (GMT +12) – #5: Mag 4.8 149 km southwest of Turpan, Xinjiang, ChinaTuesday, May 20, 2025, at 12:03 am (Urumqi time) – #6: Mag 4.7 South Pacific Ocean, FijiWednesday, May 21, 2025, at 01:53 am (GMT +13) – #7: Mag 4.7 Kabupaten Pegunungan Bintang, South Papua,

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Tue, 20 May 2025, 15:16 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 occurred only 9 minutes ago 137 km east of Wewak, Papua New Guinea, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 25. km beneath the epicenter near Wewak, Wewak District, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, early morning on Wednesday, May 21st, 2025, at 1:06 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by France’s Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS), which listed it as a magnitude 5.6 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 6.2, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 6.3.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Angoram (pop. 1,600) located 95 km from the epicenter, and Wewak (pop. 18,200) 137 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
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