A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 138 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands (86 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/01/20 / 2020-01-23 17:04:29 / January 23, 2020 @ 5:04 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 166.7389° East, -11.5935° South, depth 214.13 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 214.13 km (133 miles). The temblor was picked up at 04:04:29 / 4:04 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us60007dy1. Unique identifier: us60007dy1.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-nine 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. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 138 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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