A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 107 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands (66 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000705g. Id of event: us7000705g. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 65.73 km (41 miles). The temblor was reported at 13:45:42 / 1:45 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/12/19 / 2019-12-30 02:45:42 / December 30, 2019 @ 2:45 am. Exact location, longitude 166.3529° East, latitude -11.5413° South, depth = 65.73 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 107 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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