A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 96 kilometers (60 miles) from Lata in Solomon Islands. Event id: us6000q4nz. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000q4nz. Exact location of earthquake, 166.2184° East, -11.4955° South, depth 56.114 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 56.114 km (35 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/04/25 / 2025-04-08 01:37:26 / April 8, 2025 @ 1:37 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 01:37:26 / 1:37 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lata (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 96 km (60 miles) from Lata (c. 600 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 96 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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