A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 1 kilometers (1 miles) from Kokopo in Papua New Guinea. Event id: us6000pjrt. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pjrt. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:11:37 / 3:11 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 152.2583° East, -4.3538° South, depth 47.154 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/01/25 / 2025-01-01 15:11:37 / January 1, 2025 @ 3:11 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 47.154 km (29 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Rabaul, Kokopo (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Event epicenter was 1 km (0 miles) from Kokopo (c. 26 300 pop), 20 km (12 miles) from Rabaul (c. 8 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been nineteen, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. 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: 1 km SW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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