A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 71 kilometers (44 miles) from Lata in Solomon Islands. 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: us6000pz4z. Unique identifier: us6000pz4z. Exact time and date of earthquake 16/03/25 / 2025-03-16 05:44:21 / March 16, 2025 @ 5:44 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 166.0619° East, -11.3166° South, depth 35.902 km. The temblor was reported at 05:44:21 / 5:44 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35.902 km (22 miles).
The epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Lata (c. 600 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lata.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 71 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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