A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Tulagi in Solomon Islands. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:43:35 / 2:43 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q8ga. Id of event: us7000q8ga. Global time and date of event 09/06/25 / 2025-06-09 02:43:35 / June 9, 2025 @ 2:43 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 159.4658 East, latitude -8.9158 South, depth = 126.627 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 126.627 km (79 miles) below the earth’s surface.

Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop). The epicenter was 78 km (49 miles) from Honiara (c. 56 300 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Buala (c. 2 700 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Tulaghi (c. 1 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Buala, Honiara, Tulaghi (min 5000 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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. 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: 78 km WNW of Tulagi, Solomon Islands.

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