A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported southeast of the Loyalty Islands (0 miles) on Thursday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000dj69. Id of event: us6000dj69. 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. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 11/02/21 / 2021-02-11 05:25:02 / February 11, 2021 @ 5:25 am. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 172.1953° East, -23.0999° South. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:25:02 / 5:25 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and seven, in the last 10 days two hundred and fourty-one, in the past 30 days two hundred and fourty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: southeast of the Loyalty Islands.
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