A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 143 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands (89 miles). Exact location, longitude 166.3957° East, latitude -11.8873° South, depth = 78.33 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 14/03/19 / 2019-03-14 07:14:28 / March 14, 2019 @ 7:14 am UTC/GMT. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:14:28 / 6:14 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 78.33 km (49 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us1000jfc2. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000jfc2. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one 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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 143 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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