A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 186 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (116 miles) on Saturday. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000q4b4. Unique identifier: us6000q4b4. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 21:56:04 / 9:56 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 151.6674° East, -6.2667° South, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global time and date of event 05/04/25 / 2025-04-05 21:56:04 / April 5, 2025 @ 9:56 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 twenty-four, in the last 10 days thirty-three, in the past 30 days thirty-three and in the last 365 days sixty 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. 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: 186 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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