A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 173 km WNW of Lata, Solomon Islands (107 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 20:11:25 / 8:11 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 164.2842 East, latitude -10.3966 South, depth = 35 km. Event id: us20003fb5. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003fb5. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 15/08/15 / 2015-08-15 09:11:25 / August 15, 2015 @ 9:11 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days fifty-five 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
Did you feel the quake?
How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking 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: 173 km WNW of Lata, Solomon Islands.
Copyright © 2015 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply