A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 189 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (117 miles) on Saturday. Exact location of earthquake, 151.7323° East, -6.1821° South, depth 10 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000q6k5. Unique identifier: us6000q6k5. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/04/25 / 2025-04-05 15:16:35 / April 5, 2025 @ 3:16 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:16:35 / 3:16 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and ninety-three, in the last 10 days one hundred and ninety-three, in the past 30 days one hundred and ninety-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 189 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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