A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Gizo in Solomon Islands on Saturday. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:52:52 / 4:52 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 20.65 km (13 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000a76n. Event ids that are associated: us6000a76n. Exact location of event, depth 20.65 km, 156.5338° East, -8.7036° South. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/06/20 / 2020-06-06 16:52:52 / June 6, 2020 @ 4:52 pm.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Gizo. Nearby country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 75 km (47 miles) from Gizo (c. 6 200 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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