A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 34 kilometers (21 miles) from Lata in Solomon Islands on Monday. Global time and date of event 23/12/19 / 2019-12-23 01:06:45 / December 23, 2019 @ 1:06 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 165.6114° East, -10.4959° South, depth 90.47 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 90.47 km (56 miles). Event id: us70006q0q. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70006q0q. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:06:45 / 12:06 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lata (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop). The epicenter was 35 km (21 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 two and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 34 km NW of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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