A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 139 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands (86 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us7000qa80. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000qa80. Exact location of event, longitude 165.3115 East, latitude -11.8875 South, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 19/06/25 / 2025-06-19 12:21:03 / June 19, 2025 @ 12:21 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:21:03 / 12:21 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 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: 139 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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