A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 135 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands (84 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of event, longitude 164.5917 East, latitude -10.7454 South, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:52:51 / 3:52 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/09/19 / 2019-09-17 16:52:51 / September 17, 2019 @ 4:52 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us70005hiy. Unique identifier: us70005hiy.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 135 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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