A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 101 km WNW of Lata, Solomon Islands (63 miles) on Saturday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 165.0258 East, latitude -10.2651 South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was detected at 16:33:54 / 4:33 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/07/15 / 2015-07-18 05:33:54 / July 18, 2015 @ 5:33 am. Event id: us1000306k. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000306k. 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 nineteen, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days twenty and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 101 km WNW of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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