A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 179 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (111 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was reported at 15:18:28 / 3:18 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000q6tl. Unique identifier: us6000q6tl. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/04/25 / 2025-04-07 15:18:28 / April 7, 2025 @ 3:18 pm. Exact location, longitude 151.5909° East, latitude -6.2631° South, depth = 10 km. 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 thirty-seven, in the last 10 days one hundred and seven, in the past 30 days one hundred and seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 179 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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