A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 136 km S of Honiara, Solomon Islands (85 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/07/16 / 2016-07-18 21:35:11 / July 18, 2016 @ 9:35 pm. The temblor was reported at 08:35:11 / 8:35 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us20006gra. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006gra. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 159.9586° East, -10.671° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 136 km S of Honiara, Solomon Islands.
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