A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) strikes southeast of the Loyalty Islands (0 miles) on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us6000dj3n. Event ids that are associated: us6000dj3n. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 11/02/21 / 2021-02-11 00:24:50 / February 11, 2021 @ 12:24 am. Exact location of earthquake, 171.595° East, -23.2858° South, depth 10 km. The temblor was picked up at 00:24:50 / 12:24 am (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred, in the last 10 days two hundred and twenty-nine, in the past 30 days two hundred and thirty-two and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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