A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 159 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands (99 miles). The temblor was detected at 19:22:06 / 7:22 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us70008nh6. Ids that are associated to the event: us70008nh6. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 04/04/20 / 2020-04-04 08:22:06 / April 4, 2020 @ 8:22 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 164.4003° East, -11.0018° South, depth 10 km.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 159 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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