A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Lata in Solomon Islands. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:12:23 / 6:12 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/10/25 / 2025-10-03 18:12:23 / October 3, 2025 @ 6:12 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rj5c. Id of event: us6000rj5c. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 165.5733 East, latitude -10.8595 South, depth = 35 km.
Nearby country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lata. Epicenter of the event was 33 km (20 miles) from Lata (c. 600 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 28 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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