A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 92 kilometers (57 miles) from Kimbe in Papua New Guinea. Exact location of earthquake, 150.9733° East, -5.5721° South, depth 80.716 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 80.716 km (50 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 11:51:44 / 11:51 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/04/25 / 2025-04-30 11:51:44 / April 30, 2025 @ 11:51 am. Event id: us7000pw2m. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pw2m.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kimbe. Earthquake epicenter was 92 km (57 miles) from Kimbe (c. 18 800 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Papua New Guinea (c. 6 065 000 pop).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days one hundred and twenty-eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 92 km E of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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