A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 143 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands (89 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000560q. Id of event: us6000560q. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:32:28 / 6:32 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 166.725° East, latitude -11.6726° South, depth = 122.32 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/08/19 / 2019-08-10 07:32:28 / August 10, 2019 @ 7:32 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 122.32 km (76 miles).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 143 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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