A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 121 km SW of Dadali, Solomon Islands (75 miles). Event id: us10004as0. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10004as0. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:49:42 / 8:49 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/01/16 / 2016-01-01 21:49:42 / January 1, 2016 @ 9:49 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 37.6 km (23 miles). Exact location, longitude 158.405° East, latitude -8.9524° South, depth = 37.6 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-six 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. 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: 121 km SW of Dadali, Solomon Islands.
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