A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 176 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (109 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 06/04/25 / 2025-04-06 22:16:44 / April 6, 2025 @ 10:16 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000q6sg. Unique identifier: us6000q6sg. Exact location, longitude 151.591° East, latitude -6.1992° South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was picked up at 22:16:44 / 10:16 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-five, in the last 10 days eighty-five, in the past 30 days eighty-five and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventeen 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 176 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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