A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 157 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands (98 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 165.0546° East, -11.9122° South, depth 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 11/12/19 / 2019-12-11 09:09:36 / December 11, 2019 @ 9:09 am. Unique identifier: us60006t95. Ids that are associated to the event: us60006t95. 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) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 20:09:36 / 8:09 pm (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 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 have been detected in the same area.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 157 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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