A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands on Friday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pw45. Id of event: us6000pw45. The temblor was reported at 23:23:33 / 11:23 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 80.696 km (50 miles). Exact location of event, depth 80.696 km, 161.4945° East, -10.316° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/02/25 / 2025-02-21 23:23:33 / February 21, 2025 @ 11:23 pm.

Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kirakira (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 49 km (30 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop).

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, 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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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 49 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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