A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was reported 129 km WNW of Lata, Solomon Islands (80 miles) on Friday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/07/15 / 2015-07-23 22:54:26 / July 23, 2015 @ 10:54 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us20002zqf. Event ids that are associated: us20002zqf. The temblor was detected at 09:54:26 / 9:54 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 164.6951° East, -10.3848° South.
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 129 km WNW of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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