A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 140 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (87 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/02/25 / 2025-02-04 09:36:46 / February 4, 2025 @ 9:36 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 58.08 km (36 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us7000pb7j. Event ids that are associated: us7000pb7j. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 151.8717 East, latitude -5.5488 South, depth = 58.08 km. The temblor was reported at 09:36:46 / 9:36 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 140 km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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