A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 137 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands (85 miles) on Saturday. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 15:29:54 / 3:29 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12.06 km (7 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 164.5774 East, latitude -10.6679 South, depth = 12.06 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/08/15 / 2015-08-08 04:29:54 / August 8, 2015 @ 4:29 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us100034rh. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us100034rh.
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days twenty-five and in the last 365 days fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 137 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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