A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 165 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands (103 miles) on Tuesday. Global time and date of event 30/01/18 / 2018-01-30 07:44:42 / January 30, 2018 @ 7:44 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 163.2438° East, latitude -11.1877° South, depth = 10 km. Event id: us2000cr7r. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000cr7r. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 18:44:42 / 6:44 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
Did you feel the quake?
How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 165 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
Copyright © 2018 earthquakenewstoday.com All rights reserved.
Leave a Reply