A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 212 km SW of Gizo, Solomon Islands (132 miles). The temblor was reported at 06:26:10 / 6:26 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 30/06/18 / 2018-06-30 20:26:10 / June 30, 2018 @ 8:26 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us2000fy5m. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000fy5m. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 155.4335° East, -9.4241° South, depth 10 km.
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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 212 km SW of Gizo, Solomon Islands.
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