A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 170 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands (106 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/10/15 / 2015-10-16 23:40:25 / October 16, 2015 @ 11:40 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us10003qr6. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003qr6. Exact location, longitude 164.2705° East, latitude -10.7578° South, depth = 53.96 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:40:25 / 10:40 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 53.96 km (34 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 170 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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