A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 181 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (112 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/04/25 / 2025-04-04 21:46:28 / April 4, 2025 @ 9:46 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 151.6352 East, latitude -6.2236 South, depth = 10 km. Unique identifier: us6000q443. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000q443. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:46:28 / 9:46 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 181 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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