A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) strikes southeast of the Loyalty Islands (0 miles) on Wednesday. The temblor was detected at 23:49:09 / 11:49 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us6000dj2n. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000dj2n. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 171.2578° East, -22.9686° South. 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. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/02/21 / 2021-02-10 23:49:09 / February 10, 2021 @ 11:49 pm.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and eighty-eight, in the last 10 days two hundred and sixteen, in the past 30 days two hundred and nineteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
How would you describe the shaking?
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. 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: southeast of the Loyalty Islands.
Copyright © 2021 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply