A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 110 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands (68 miles) on Thursday. Id of earthquake: us70004iy7. Event ids that are associated: us70004iy7. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 166.459 East, latitude -11.5055 South, depth = 62.42 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 03/07/19 / 2019-07-03 13:55:05 / July 3, 2019 @ 1:55 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 62.42 km (39 miles). The temblor was detected at 00:55:05 / 12:55 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-five 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.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 110 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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