A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 185 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands (115 miles) on Wednesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/01/25 / 2025-01-08 12:30:55 / January 8, 2025 @ 12:30 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000pl9n. Unique identifier: us6000pl9n. Exact location of event, longitude 158.0868 East, latitude -9.2571 South, depth = 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 12:30:55 / 12:30 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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. 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: 185 km WNW of Malango, Solomon Islands.
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