A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes southeast of the Loyalty Islands (0 miles) on Saturday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/08/24 / 2024-08-03 14:19:08 / August 3, 2024 @ 2:19 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 170.7513 East, latitude -22.7185 South, depth = 41.257 km. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:19:08 / 2:19 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000nhwm. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nhwm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 41.257 km (26 miles).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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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