A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 102 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands (63 miles). Id of earthquake: us20006533. Event ids that are associated: us20006533. The temblor was detected at 01:56:56 / 1:56 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 67.61 km (42 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 166.3242 East, latitude -11.5099 South, depth = 67.61 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/06/16 / 2016-06-12 14:56:56 / June 12, 2016 @ 2:56 pm.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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: 102 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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