A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 250 km N of Lata, Solomon Islands (155 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 166.0242 East, latitude -8.4563 South, depth = 15.3 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/07/15 / 2015-07-18 12:22:52 / July 18, 2015 @ 12:22 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 15.3 km (10 miles). Unique identifier: us10003072. Ids that are associated to the event: us10003072. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:22:52 / 11:22 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 250 km N of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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