A earthquake with magnitude 6.2 (ml/mb) was reported 111 kilometers (69 miles) from Lata in Solomon Islands on Thursday. The temblor was reported at 16:22:35 / 4:22 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 14/08/25 / 2025-08-14 16:22:35 / August 14, 2025 @ 4:22 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us6000r0sa. Event ids that are associated: us6000r0sa. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 166.1402 East, latitude -11.6744 South, depth = 52.73 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 52.73 km (33 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

Epicenter of the event was 112 km (69 miles) from Lata (c. 600 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lata (min 5000 pop).

Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas. Each year there are an estimated 135 earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days eighty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.

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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 111 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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