A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 178 km SSE of Gizo, Solomon Islands (111 miles) on Tuesday. 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). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:13:09 / 2:13 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 157.635° East, latitude -9.5081° South, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 23/12/19 / 2019-12-23 15:13:09 / December 23, 2019 @ 3:13 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: us70006x3h. Ids that are associated to the event: us70006x3h.
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 two and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 178 km SSE of Gizo, Solomon Islands.
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