A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 129 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands (80 miles) on Tuesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 58.99 km (37 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000g6c5. Id of event: us1000g6c5. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/08/18 / 2018-08-06 14:38:08 / August 6, 2018 @ 2:38 pm. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:38:08 / 1:38 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 162.9961 East, latitude -10.9492 South, depth = 58.99 km.
Each 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. 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 eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 129 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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