A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 144 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (89 miles) on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 153.4041 East, latitude -4.9833 South, depth = 48.783 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pyub. Id of event: us6000pyub. The temblor was detected at 12:45:55 / 12:45 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 06/03/25 / 2025-03-06 12:45:55 / March 6, 2025 @ 12:45 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 48.783 km (30 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 144 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea.
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