A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 170 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (106 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 151.5368 East, latitude -6.1997 South, depth = 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 09/04/25 / 2025-04-09 08:29:08 / April 9, 2025 @ 8:29 am. The temblor was picked up at 08:29:08 / 8:29 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000q4w1. Event ids that are associated: us6000q4w1. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days fifty-seven, in the past 30 days fifty-seven and in the last 365 days eighty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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