A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 162 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands (101 miles). The temblor was picked up at 19:55:58 / 7:55 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/09/16 / 2016-09-20 08:55:58 / September 20, 2016 @ 8:55 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 75.63 km (47 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us10006tvj. Ids that are associated to the event: us10006tvj. Exact location of event, longitude 166.5883 East, latitude -11.9835 South, depth = 75.63 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 four, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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 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: 162 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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