A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands. Unique identifier: us6000qlxm. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000qlxm. Exact location of event, depth 78.273 km, 161.5904° East, -10.3304° South. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/06/25 / 2025-06-23 10:41:45 / June 23, 2025 @ 10:41 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 78.273 km (49 miles). The temblor was reported at 10:41:45 / 10:41 am (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kirakira. Event epicenter was 39 km (24 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop).
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 four and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 38 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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