A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Wednesday, 130 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands (81 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/10/18 / 2018-10-03 05:23:24 / October 3, 2018 @ 5:23 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000h639. Unique identifier: us1000h639. Exact location of earthquake, 160.6499° East, -10.3875° South, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 5.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:23:24 / 4:23 pm (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 130 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands.
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