A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Lata in Solomon Islands. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 18/06/16 / 2016-06-18 09:01:34 / June 18, 2016 @ 9:01 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 152.12 km (95 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us20006589. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006589. Exact location, longitude 166.0176° East, latitude -10.6106° South, depth = 152.12 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:01:34 / 8:01 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lata (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 23 km (14 miles) from Lata (c. 600 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 23 km ENE of Lata, Solomon Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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