A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands on Monday. The temblor was detected at 08:43:29 / 8:43 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 161.6062 East, latitude -10.747 South, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us7000q9kt. Event ids that are associated: us7000q9kt. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/06/25 / 2025-06-16 08:43:29 / June 16, 2025 @ 8:43 am.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 47 km (29 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kirakira.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 47 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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