A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 166 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (103 miles) on Sunday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000q6rq. Id of event: us6000q6rq. The temblor was detected at 09:41:23 / 9:41 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/04/25 / 2025-04-06 09:41:23 / April 6, 2025 @ 9:41 am. 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). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 151.5529 East, latitude -6.0714 South, depth = 10 km.

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

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 166 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.

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