A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 147 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands (91 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 166.0807 East, latitude -12.028 South, depth = 35 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). The temblor was picked up at 00:49:31 / 12:49 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 14/12/24 / 2024-12-14 00:49:31 / December 14, 2024 @ 12:49 am UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us6000ph68. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000ph68. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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 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: 147 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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