A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 176 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (109 miles). The 5.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:24:06 / 11:24 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000q48c. Event ids that are associated: us6000q48c. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 05/04/25 / 2025-04-05 11:24:06 / April 5, 2025 @ 11:24 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 151.5298° East, latitude -6.3284° South, depth = 10 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-two, in the last 10 days twenty-two, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 176 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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