A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 188 km SW of Gizo, Solomon Islands (117 miles) on Saturday. Exact location of event, longitude 155.4741 East, latitude -9.1324 South, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us1000eq3n. Event ids that are associated: us1000eq3n. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 09/06/18 / 2018-06-09 01:26:47 / June 9, 2018 @ 1:26 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 11:26:47 / 11:26 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 188 km SW of Gizo, Solomon Islands.
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