A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Tulaghi in Solomon Islands. The temblor was detected at 03:29:06 / 3:29 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 159.5337° East, -8.8626° South, depth 112.89 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 112.89 km (70 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us700048qq. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us700048qq. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/06/19 / 2019-06-23 16:29:06 / June 23, 2019 @ 4:29 pm.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 78 km (49 miles) from Honiara (c. 56 300 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Buala (c. 2 700 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Tulaghi (c. 1 800 pop). Close country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Buala, Honiara, Tulaghi (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 72 km WNW of Tulaghi, Solomon Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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