A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 83 kilometers (52 miles) from Lata in Solomon Islands. Event id: us20004gvu. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20004gvu. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 166.4455 East, latitude -11.1608 South, depth = 86.46 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 13/12/15 / 2015-12-13 10:03:23 / December 13, 2015 @ 10:03 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 86.46 km (54 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 21:03:23 / 9:03 pm (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 83 km (52 miles) from Lata (c. 600 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lata (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop).
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 twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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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: 83 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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