A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 148 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands (92 miles) on Wednesday. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:08:25 / 3:08 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us20005k4k. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005k4k. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 202.31 km (126 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/04/16 / 2016-04-12 16:08:25 / April 12, 2016 @ 4:08 pm. Exact location of event, longitude 166.2827 East, latitude -11.9828 South, depth = 202.31 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 148 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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