A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 188 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands (117 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location, longitude 166.9859° East, latitude -11.9809° South, depth = 37.12 km. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:45:11 / 11:45 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10002y3i. Event ids that are associated: us10002y3i. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 37.12 km (23 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 05/08/15 / 2015-08-05 12:45:11 / August 5, 2015 @ 12:45 pm UTC/GMT.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 188 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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