A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 91 kilometers (57 miles) from Lata in Solomon Islands on Saturday. Id of earthquake: us6000rs9a. Event ids that are associated: us6000rs9a. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 166.1904 East, latitude -11.4509 South, depth = 79.012 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 22:46:09 / 10:46 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 79.012 km (49 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 15/11/25 / 2025-11-15 22:46:09 / November 15, 2025 @ 10:46 pm UTC/GMT.
Country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 90 km (56 miles) from Lata (c. 600 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lata (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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days eighty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. 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: 91 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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