A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 91 kilometers (57 miles) from Lata in Solomon Islands on Sunday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:09:34 / 9:09 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us1000exmv. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000exmv. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/06/18 / 2018-06-16 22:09:34 / June 16, 2018 @ 10:09 pm. Exact location, longitude 165.0106° East, latitude -10.8482° South, depth = 10 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop). The epicenter was 91 km (57 miles) from Lata (c. 600 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lata.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 91 km W of Lata, Solomon Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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