A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 59 km NW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea (37 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000pmkz. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pmkz. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:27:50 / 12:27 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 185.357 km (115 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 149.2163 East, latitude -5.7876 South, depth = 185.357 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/01/25 / 2025-01-17 12:27:50 / January 17, 2025 @ 12:27 pm.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 59 km NW of Kandrian, Papua New Guinea.
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