A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 90 kilometers (56 miles) from Lata in Solomon Islands on Friday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:16:44 / 4:16 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000q93g. Event ids that are associated: us7000q93g. Global time and date of event 13/06/25 / 2025-06-13 04:16:44 / June 13, 2025 @ 4:16 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 165.0828° East, -11.1395° South, depth 10 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 94 km (59 miles) from Lata (c. 600 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lata (min 5000 pop).
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 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 90 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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