A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 178 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (111 miles). Id of earthquake: us7000py74. Event ids that are associated: us7000py74. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 23/04/25 / 2025-04-23 01:10:23 / April 23, 2025 @ 1:10 am. Exact location of event, longitude 151.567 East, latitude -6.3045 South, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The temblor was picked up at 01:10:23 / 1:10 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been fifteen, in the last 10 days fourty-nine, in the past 30 days two hundred and fourty-two and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixty-eight 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 178 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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