A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:10:31 / 9:10 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 102.928 km, 161.2627° East, -10.3071° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 13/10/25 / 2025-10-13 09:10:31 / October 13, 2025 @ 9:10 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 102.928 km (64 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us6000rguc. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rguc.

Epicenter of the event was 74 km (46 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop). Nearby country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kirakira.

Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 73 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.

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