A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 98 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands (61 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 157.4711° East, -8.7416° South, depth 10 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60006t97. Id of event: us60006t97. The temblor was reported at 20:32:34 / 8:32 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 11/12/19 / 2019-12-11 10:32:34 / December 11, 2019 @ 10:32 am.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 98 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands.
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