A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 64 kilometers (40 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands on Friday. The temblor was reported at 19:22:03 / 7:22 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 76.245 km, 161.3306° East, -10.4771° South. Unique identifier: us6000remq. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000remq. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 76.245 km (47 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/10/25 / 2025-10-03 19:22:03 / October 3, 2025 @ 7:22 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

Nearby country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kirakira (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 65 km (40 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop).

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.

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