A earthquake magnitude 6.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 194 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (121 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kimbe in Papua New Guinea (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 151.764 East, latitude -6.2053 South, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 04/04/25 / 2025-04-04 20:04:38 / April 4, 2025 @ 8:04 pm UTC/GMT. The 6.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:04:38 / 8:04 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000q41n. Ids that are associated to the event: at00su7mhf, us6000q41n, pt25094051.
Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 135 earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 194 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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