A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 231 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (144 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 152.123° East, -6.4316° South, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 06:20:01 / 6:20 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/04/25 / 2025-04-06 06:20:01 / April 6, 2025 @ 6:20 am. Event id: us6000q6rg. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000q6rg.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eighty-three, in the last 10 days one hundred and twenty-one, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty-one and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-six 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.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 231 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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