A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 64 kilometers (40 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands. Unique identifier: us7000q9ks. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000q9ks. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:32:55 / 8:32 am (local time epicenter). 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 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 16/06/25 / 2025-06-16 08:32:55 / June 16, 2025 @ 8:32 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 161.4929° East, -10.857° South, depth 10 km.
Earthquake epicenter was 65 km (40 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kirakira (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-three 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 64 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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