A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 155 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands (96 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 33.99 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 163.1791 East, latitude -11.112 South, depth = 33.99 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 31/07/15 / 2015-07-31 14:59:45 / July 31, 2015 @ 2:59 pm. The temblor was reported at 01:59:45 / 1:59 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us10002wvx. Unique identifier: us10002wvx.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days sixty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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: 155 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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