A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 164 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands (102 miles) on Friday. Unique identifier: us60005lcs. Ids that are associated to the event: us60005lcs. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/09/19 / 2019-09-13 01:47:06 / September 13, 2019 @ 1:47 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 163.2679° East, -11.1061° South. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 12:47:06 / 12:47 pm (local time epicenter).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 twenty-four 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.
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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. 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: 164 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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