A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 168 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (104 miles) on Saturday. The temblor was reported at 11:01:31 / 11:01 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 151.4452° East, latitude -6.3302° South, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/04/25 / 2025-04-05 11:01:31 / April 5, 2025 @ 11:01 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000q6ip. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000q6ip.
In the past 24 hours, there have been ninety-three, in the last 10 days ninety-four, in the past 30 days ninety-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-one 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 168 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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