A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 140 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands (87 miles) on Monday. Exact time and date of earthquake 31/08/15 / 2015-08-31 03:38:49 / August 31, 2015 @ 3:38 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 166.8064° East, latitude -11.5466° South, depth = 229.98 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us20003itc. Ids that are associated to the event: us20003itc. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 229.98 km (143 miles). The temblor was reported at 14:38:49 / 2:38 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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