A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 178 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (111 miles). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:47:14 / 10:47 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 151.6408 East, latitude -6.1232 South, depth = 10 km. Unique identifier: us7000pvk4. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pvk4. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 13/04/25 / 2025-04-13 10:47:14 / April 13, 2025 @ 10:47 am.

Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-seven, in the last 10 days two hundred and twenty-two, in the past 30 days two hundred and twenty-two and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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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. 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: 178 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.

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