A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 192 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea (119 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qi63. Id of event: us6000qi63. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global time and date of event 21/05/25 / 2025-05-21 14:17:18 / May 21, 2025 @ 2:17 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 151.739 East, latitude -6.2374 South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was detected at 14:17:18 / 2:17 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days sixteen, in the past 30 days fourty-seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and ninety-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. 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: 192 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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