A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 156 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (97 miles) on Friday. The temblor was picked up at 21:06:38 / 9:06 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000q68f. Id of event: us6000q68f. Global time and date of event 04/04/25 / 2025-04-04 21:06:38 / April 4, 2025 @ 9:06 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 151.3043 East, latitude -6.3503 South, depth = 10 km.

In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and fourty-three, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourty-four, in the past 30 days one hundred and fourty-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 156 km SE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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