A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported southeast of the Loyalty Islands (0 miles) on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 171.694 East, latitude -23.0962 South, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 11/02/21 / 2021-02-11 15:12:17 / February 11, 2021 @ 3:12 pm UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000dj76. Id of event: us6000dj76. The temblor was picked up at 15:12:17 / 3:12 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
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 fourty-one, in the last 10 days two hundred and eighty-eight, in the past 30 days two hundred and ninety-one and in the last 365 days three hundred and four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: southeast of the Loyalty Islands.
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