A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 201 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (125 miles) on Saturday. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:32:01 / 10:32 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 151.7722° East, -6.3472° South, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000q4b7. Unique identifier: us6000q4b7. Exact time and date of earthquake 05/04/25 / 2025-04-05 22:32:01 / April 5, 2025 @ 10:32 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-six, in the past 30 days thirty-six and in the last 365 days sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 201 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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