A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 144 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (89 miles) on Friday. The temblor was reported at 21:23:08 / 9:23 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us6000q67f. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000q67f. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 151.178° East, -6.3467° South, depth 10 km. Global time and date of event 04/04/25 / 2025-04-04 21:23:08 / April 4, 2025 @ 9:23 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and eight, in the last 10 days one hundred and nine, in the past 30 days one hundred and nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 144 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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