A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands on Saturday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 34.026 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/06/25 / 2025-06-28 15:59:33 / June 28, 2025 @ 3:59 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 161.4664 East, latitude -10.611 South, depth = 34.026 km. Event id: us7000qblc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qblc. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:59:33 / 3:59 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the event was 53 km (33 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop). Close country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kirakira (min 5000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 52 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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