A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 213 km WNW of Lata, Solomon Islands (132 miles) on Saturday. 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). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/11/18 / 2018-11-16 17:58:30 / November 16, 2018 @ 5:58 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 164.0559° East, -9.9139° South, depth 10 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000hvrv. Id of event: us1000hvrv. The temblor was detected at 04:58:30 / 4:58 am (local time epicenter).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 213 km WNW of Lata, Solomon Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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