A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 197 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (122 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 151.7522 East, latitude -6.3044 South, depth = 10 km. Event id: us6000q49r. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000q49r. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global time and date of event 05/04/25 / 2025-04-05 16:25:11 / April 5, 2025 @ 4:25 pm UTC/GMT. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:25:11 / 4:25 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-five, in the last 10 days twenty-five, in the past 30 days twenty-five and in the last 365 days fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 197 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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