A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 87 kilometers (54 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands on Sunday. Exact location of event, longitude 161.1718 East, latitude -10.1697 South, depth = 60.494 km. The temblor was detected at 06:57:23 / 6:57 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 60.494 km (38 miles). Unique identifier: us6000pzl5. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pzl5. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 09/03/25 / 2025-03-09 06:57:23 / March 9, 2025 @ 6:57 am UTC/GMT.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop). The epicenter was 88 km (55 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kirakira (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 87 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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