A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 146 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands (91 miles) on Saturday. Global time and date of event 02/06/18 / 2018-06-02 08:06:39 / June 2, 2018 @ 8:06 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 244.45 km, 166.6711° East, -11.7466° South. The temblor was detected at 19:06:39 / 7:06 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 244.45 km (152 miles). Unique identifier: us1000ehbg. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000ehbg.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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: 146 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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