A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 50.306 km (31 miles). Id of earthquake: us7000ppd5. Event ids that are associated: us7000ppd5. Exact location, longitude 161.4425° East, latitude -10.1775° South, depth = 50.306 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 02/04/25 / 2025-04-02 00:20:05 / April 2, 2025 @ 12:20 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 00:20:05 / 12:20 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop). The epicenter was 61 km (38 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kirakira (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 60 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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