A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 104 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands (65 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us600056d6. Event ids that are associated: us600056d6. Exact location of earthquake, 166.3122° East, -11.5308° South, depth 69.03 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 69.03 km (43 miles). The temblor was detected at 19:40:08 / 7:40 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/08/19 / 2019-08-17 08:40:08 / August 17, 2019 @ 8:40 am.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 104 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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