A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 28 kilometers (17 miles) from Lata in Solomon Islands. Unique identifier: us1000j8f2. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000j8f2. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 119.63 km (74 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/02/19 / 2019-02-28 01:37:57 / February 28, 2019 @ 1:37 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 166.095° East, latitude -10.7567° South, depth = 119.63 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 12:37:57 / 12:37 pm (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 29 km (18 miles) from Lata (c. 600 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lata (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 28 km E of Lata, Solomon Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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