A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, southeast of the Loyalty Islands (0 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000c5n9. Id of event: us6000c5n9. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:03:15 / 11:03 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 05/10/20 / 2020-10-05 11:03:15 / October 5, 2020 @ 11:03 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 169.6045° East, -21.8537° South.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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