Moderate magnitude 4.8 earthquake 42 km south of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
4.8 quake 17 May 8:21 pm (GMT +10)

A moderately shallow magnitude 4.8 earthquake was reported in the evening near Kimbe, Talasea District, West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.
According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake hit on Tuesday, May 17th, 2022, at 8:21 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 57.7 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 4.8 earthquake as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) at magnitude 5.1, Geoscience Australia (GeoAu) at magnitude 5.0, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.0, and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 4.8.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Kimbe (pop. 18,800) located 42 km from the epicenter, and Kandrian (pop. 1000) 68 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: May 17, 2022 8:21 pm (GMT +10) local time (17 May 2022 10:21 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 57.7 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 5.92°S / 150.09°E (West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea)
Primary data source: USGS
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