A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 93 kilometers (58 miles) from Honiara in Solomon Islands. Event id: us1000ec05. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000ec05. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:23:15 / 11:23 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 159.1392° East, -9.1686° South, depth 3.89 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/05/18 / 2018-05-22 00:23:15 / May 22, 2018 @ 12:23 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 3.89 km (2 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Honiara. Event epicenter was 94 km (58 miles) from Honiara (c. 56 300 pop).
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 thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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: 93 km WNW of Honiara, Solomon Islands.
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