A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 161 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands (100 miles) on Thursday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/11/15 / 2015-11-11 20:53:08 / November 11, 2015 @ 8:53 pm. Exact location, longitude 157.9332° East, latitude -9.0732° South, depth = 31.51 km. The temblor was reported at 07:53:08 / 7:53 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003xm9. Id of event: us10003xm9. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 31.51 km (20 miles).
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 twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 161 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands.
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