A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 47 kilometers (29 miles) from Honiara in Solomon Islands. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/06/18 / 2018-06-20 00:29:40 / June 20, 2018 @ 12:29 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 25.28 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us1000f21x. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000f21x. Exact location of event, depth 25.28 km, 159.7056° East, -9.7885° South. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:29:40 / 11:29 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tulaghi, Honiara (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 48 km (30 miles) from Honiara (c. 56 300 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Tulaghi (c. 1 800 pop).
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 two and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 47 km SW of Honiara, Solomon Islands.
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