A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 117 km ESE of Gizo, Solomon Islands (73 miles) on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 157.7528° East, -8.6641° South. Global time and date of event 20/10/19 / 2019-10-20 22:52:20 / October 20, 2019 @ 10:52 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us600064d0. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us600064d0. The temblor was picked up at 09:52:20 / 9:52 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 117 km ESE of Gizo, Solomon Islands.
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