A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Lata in Solomon Islands on Saturday. The temblor was detected at 05:33:21 / 5:33 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 166.3038° East, latitude -10.3039° South, depth = 180.94 km. Global time and date of event 22/12/17 / 2017-12-22 18:33:21 / December 22, 2017 @ 6:33 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us1000c15f. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000c15f. The epicenter was at a depth of 180.94 km (112 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lata (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from Lata (c. 600 pop).
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 ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 68 km NE of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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