A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 181 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands (112 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 10/08/15 / 2015-08-10 04:24:31 / August 10, 2015 @ 4:24 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 157.9579° East, -9.3074° South, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 5.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:24:31 / 3:24 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us100030pk. Unique identifier: us100030pk.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 181 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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