A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 151 km E of Kirakira, Solomon Islands (94 miles) on Saturday. Exact location of event, longitude 163.3024 East, latitude -10.4405 South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:19:45 / 8:19 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/11/18 / 2018-11-16 21:19:45 / November 16, 2018 @ 9:19 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us1000hszx. Event ids that are associated: us1000hszx.
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 151 km E of Kirakira, Solomon Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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