A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Kimbe in Papua New Guinea on Monday. The temblor was reported at 04:05:09 / 4:05 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 150.1232° East, latitude -6.0955° South, depth = 63.862 km. Global time and date of event 14/04/25 / 2025-04-14 04:05:09 / April 14, 2025 @ 4:05 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us6000q5wj. Event ids that are associated: us6000q5wj. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 63.862 km (40 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Event epicenter was 61 km (38 miles) from Kimbe (c. 18 800 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kimbe.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 60 km S of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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