A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Auki in Solomon Islands. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us200065rj. Unique identifier: us200065rj. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 59.96 km (37 miles). The temblor was picked up at 03:35:16 / 3:35 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 160.6201° East, -8.8302° South, depth 59.96 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/06/16 / 2016-06-15 16:35:16 / June 15, 2016 @ 4:35 pm.
Event epicenter was 11 km (7 miles) from Auki (c. 6 800 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Tulaghi (c. 1 800 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Taro’a (c. 500 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Taro’a, Tulaghi, Auki. Nearby country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 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: 11 km SW of Auki, Solomon Islands.
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