A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 176 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (109 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude 151.6374° East, latitude -6.0956° South, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 05/04/25 / 2025-04-05 04:39:42 / April 5, 2025 @ 4:39 am UTC/GMT. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:39:42 / 4:39 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000q6i1. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000q6i1.
In the past 24 hours, there have been seventy-eight, in the last 10 days seventy-eight, in the past 30 days seventy-eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 176 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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