Significant magnitude 5.4 earthquake 83 km southwest of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea

Published: 24 September 2025
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

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Wed, 24 Sep 2025, 15:07 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

Just 13 minutes ago, a 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck near Ambunti, Ambunti-Dreikikir, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. The tremor was recorded after midnight on Thursday, September 25th, 2025, at 12:53 am local time, at a shallow depth of 10. km below the surface.
The event was filed by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the first seismological agency to report it.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Ambunti (pop. 2,100) located 83 km from the epicenter.
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Date & time: Sep 25, 2025 12:53 am (GMT +10) local

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Flood Advisory issued September 24 at 8:00AM PDT until September 24 at 11:00AM PDT by NWS Hanford CA

Published: 24 September 2025
Categories: National Weather Service

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* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE…A portion of central California, including the following counties, Fresno and Kings. This includes the Salt Fire burn scar in southwestern Fresno County. * WHEN…Until 1100 AM PDT. * IMPACTS…Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS… – At 759 AM PDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Up to 0.5 inches of rain have fallen. – Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding. – Some locations that will experience

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Strong mag. 5.0 earthquake – West Sepik Province, 42 km west of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea, on Thursday, Sep 25, 2025, at 12:53 am (Port Moresby time)

Published: 24 September 2025
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Sep 23, 11:55 pm (GMT +10)

4.0

110 km45 km (28 mi) to the S New Guinea, Papua New Guinea  I FELT IT InfoSep 14, 01:05 am (Port Moresby)

4.9

109 km47 km (29 mi) to the W 89 km west of Ambunti, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea InfoAug 27, 07:24 am (Port Moresby)

4.4

34 km135 km (84 mi) to the S 88 km northwest of Tari, Hela, Papua New Guinea 1 reportInfoAug 9, 02:50 pm (Port Moresby)

4.4

148 km78 km (49 mi) to the SW New Guinea, Papua New Guinea InfoJul 17, 01:49 am (GMT +10)

4.0

127 km59 km (36 mi) to the W 199 km west of Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea InfoJul 6, 06:21 pm (Port Moresby)

5.3

108 km58 km (36 mi) to the W 197 km west of Wewak, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea 1 reportInfoMay 3, 2023 06:09 am (Port Moresby)

5.5

120 km32 km (20 mi) to the E 17 km northwest of Ambunti, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea 5 reportsInfoApr 3, 2023 04:04 am (Port Moresby)

7.0

70 km82 km (51 mi) to the E 40 km east of Ambunti, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea 109 reportsInfoApr 27, 2022 05:08 am (Port Moresby)

5.2

125 km31 km (19 mi) to the NE 24 km northwest of Ambunti, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea InfoApr 18, 2021 02:00 pm (Port Moresby)

5.2

97 km60 km (37 mi) to the SW New Guinea, Papua New Guinea InfoSep 26, 2019 01:57 am (Port Moresby)

5.3

43 km39 km (24 mi) to the E New Guinea, Papua New Guinea InfoMar 7,

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Dense Fog Advisory issued September 24 at 9:51AM CDT until September 24 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS Grand Forks ND

Published: 24 September 2025
Categories: National Weather Service

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* WHAT…Visibility quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE…Portions of Red River Valley within northwest Minnesota and east North Dakota. * WHEN…Until noon CDT today. * IMPACTS…Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.

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