Magnitude 5.4 earthquake strikes near Kirakira, Bauro Central, Makira-Ulawa Province, Solomon Islands

An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 occurred in the morning on Thursday, April 2nd, 2026, at 8:01 am local time near Kirakira, Bauro Central, Makira-Ulawa Province, Solomon Islands, as reported by Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency.
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at an intermediate depth of 82. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.9. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 4.9.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Kirakira (pop. 2,100) located 59 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Apr 2, 2026 08:01 am (Guadalcanal time) local time (1 Apr 2026 21:01 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.4
Depth: 82.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 10.36°S / 161.39°E (Haununu, Makira-Ulawa Province, Solomon Islands)
Primary data source: BMKG
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