A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 110 km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands (68 miles). Id of earthquake: us20005cjk. Event ids that are associated: us20005cjk. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 15:31:08 / 3:31 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 165.0361° East, latitude -11.3375° South, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/03/16 / 2016-03-26 04:31:08 / March 26, 2016 @ 4:31 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 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 one 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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 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: 110 km SW of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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