A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands. The epicenter was at a depth of 87.959 km (55 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:52:58 / 5:52 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 10/05/25 / 2025-05-10 17:52:58 / May 10, 2025 @ 5:52 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 161.4662 East, latitude -10.2699 South, depth = 87.959 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q1ka. Id of event: us7000q1ka.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kirakira (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 54 km (33 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop).
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 two and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 53 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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