A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 63 kilometers (39 miles) from Lata in Solomon Islands on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 158.19 km (98 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us700069xn. Event ids that are associated: us700069xn. Exact location of earthquake, 166.3821° East, -10.9068° South, depth 158.19 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 11/11/19 / 2019-11-11 05:29:13 / November 11, 2019 @ 5:29 am. The temblor was picked up at 16:29:13 / 4:29 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lata (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 64 km (39 miles) from Lata (c. 600 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 63 km ESE of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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