A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Rabaul in Papua New Guinea on Monday. The epicenter was at a depth of 211.963 km (132 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/01/25 / 2025-01-06 20:03:54 / January 6, 2025 @ 8:03 pm. Exact location, longitude 152.1255° East, latitude -4.1118° South, depth = 211.963 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:03:54 / 8:03 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pi8f. Id of event: us6000pi8f. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kokopo, Rabaul (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). The epicenter was 31 km (19 miles) from Kokopo (c. 26 300 pop), 11 km (7 miles) from Rabaul (c. 8 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days eleven, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 10 km NNW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea.
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