A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 136 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands (85 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us1000dpz7. Event ids that are associated: us1000dpz7. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/04/18 / 2018-04-21 18:07:11 / April 21, 2018 @ 6:07 pm. Exact location of event, depth 15.39 km, 165.2902° East, -11.8326° South. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:07:11 / 5:07 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 15.39 km (10 miles).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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