A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Malango in Solomon Islands on Wednesday. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:09:29 / 11:09 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 6.35 km (4 miles). Unique identifier: us7000pxuf. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000pxuf. Exact location of event, longitude 159.2264 East, latitude -9.3474 South, depth = 6.35 km. Global time and date of event 07/05/25 / 2025-05-07 23:09:29 / May 7, 2025 @ 11:09 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 80 km (50 miles) from Honiara (c. 56 300 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Honiara.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 66 km NW of Malango, Solomon Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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