A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) strikes 105 kilometers (65 miles) from Lata in Solomon Islands on Wednesday. Id of earthquake: us6000qwnj. Event ids that are associated: us6000qwnj. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 166.3569 East, latitude -11.5036 South, depth = 88.144 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 88.144 km (55 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/07/25 / 2025-07-30 18:20:57 / July 30, 2025 @ 6:20 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:20:57 / 6:20 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lata (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 104 km (65 miles) from Lata (c. 600 pop). Close country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 eighty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. 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: 105 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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