A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 194 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (121 miles). 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). Id of earthquake: us6000q6je. Event ids that are associated: us6000q6je. Exact location of earthquake, 151.6495° East, -6.4389° South, depth 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 05/04/25 / 2025-04-05 18:59:21 / April 5, 2025 @ 6:59 pm. The temblor was detected at 18:59:21 / 6:59 pm (local time epicenter).

In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and seven, in the last 10 days two hundred and seven, in the past 30 days two hundred and seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 194 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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