A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 181 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (112 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/04/25 / 2025-04-05 21:59:37 / April 5, 2025 @ 9:59 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000q4q2. Unique identifier: us6000q4q2. The temblor was reported at 21:59:37 / 9:59 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 151.6287 East, latitude -6.2355 South, depth = 10 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and eighteen, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-one, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-one and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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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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: 181 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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