A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 211 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea (131 miles). The temblor was detected at 13:06:21 / 1:06 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 29/04/25 / 2025-04-29 13:06:21 / April 29, 2025 @ 1:06 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us7000pzdb. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pzdb. Exact location of event, longitude 151.9284 East, latitude -6.2214 South, depth = 10 km.

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. In the past 24 hours, there have been eighteen, in the last 10 days thirty-one, in the past 30 days two hundred and fifty-seven and in the last 365 days two hundred and eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.

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