A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Honiara in Solomon Islands. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9.75 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:22:20 / 1:22 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 18/05/18 / 2018-05-18 02:22:20 / May 18, 2018 @ 2:22 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 160.3858 East, latitude -9.7721 South, depth = 9.75 km. Unique identifier: us1000e8a2. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000e8a2. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the event was 61 km (38 miles) from Honiara (c. 56 300 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Tulaghi (c. 1 800 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tulaghi, Honiara (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 60 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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