A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 162 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (101 miles) on Thursday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:12:42 / 12:12 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 151.5315 East, latitude -6.0054 South, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us6000q6mz. Event ids that are associated: us6000q6mz. Global time and date of event 17/04/25 / 2025-04-17 00:12:42 / April 17, 2025 @ 12:12 am UTC/GMT. 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 seven, in the last 10 days thirty-two, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 162 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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