A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 97 km ESE of Gizo, Solomon Islands (60 miles) on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us2000fycs. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000fycs. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:40:11 / 8:40 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 02/07/18 / 2018-07-02 21:40:11 / July 2, 2018 @ 9:40 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 157.6165° East, -8.5255° South. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
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 one and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 97 km ESE of Gizo, Solomon Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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