Light magnitude 4.8 quake hits 52 km northwest of Kirakira, Solomon Islands in the morning

Just 24 minutes ago, a 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck near Kirakira, Nakumwe, Makira-Ulawa Province, Solomon Islands. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Friday 8 January 2021 at 11:45 am local time, at an intermediate depth of 87 km below the surface.
The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.
A second report was later issued by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), which listed it as a magnitude 4.8 earthquake as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Kirakira (pop. 1,100) located 52 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: 8 Jan 11:45 am (GMT +11) local time (8 Jan 2021 00:45 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.8
Depth: 87.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 10.35°S / 161.46°E (Solomon Islands)
Primary data source: EMSC
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