A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 16 kilometers (10 miles) from Lata in Solomon Islands. The temblor was detected at 02:13:22 / 2:13 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us2000d6z1. Event ids that are associated: us2000d6z1. Exact time and date of earthquake 14/02/18 / 2018-02-14 15:13:22 / February 14, 2018 @ 3:13 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 143.15 km, 165.957° East, -10.6378° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 143.15 km (89 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Event epicenter was 16 km (10 miles) from Lata (c. 600 pop). Nearby country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lata (min 5000 pop).
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 nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 16 km ENE of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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