A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 189 km E of Kirakira, Solomon Islands (117 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000cpvc. Id of event: us2000cpvc. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 13/01/18 / 2018-01-13 14:05:39 / January 13, 2018 @ 2:05 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 163.6207 East, latitude -10.77 South, depth = 48.56 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 48.56 km (30 miles). The temblor was picked up at 01:05:39 / 1:05 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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 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: 189 km E of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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