A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 220 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (137 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 152.0808° East, -6.3285° South, depth 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 19/05/25 / 2025-05-19 16:59:32 / May 19, 2025 @ 4:59 pm. The temblor was reported at 16:59:32 / 4:59 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q063. Id of event: us7000q063.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days twenty-four and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. 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: 220 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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