A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 139 km E of Kirakira, Solomon Islands (86 miles) on Friday. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:16:49 / 2:16 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hvqm. Id of event: us1000hvqm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 163.1805 East, latitude -10.6539 South, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 16/11/18 / 2018-11-16 03:16:49 / November 16, 2018 @ 3:16 am UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days ten, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days twenty-four 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.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 139 km E of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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