A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 105 km SW of Chirovanga, Solomon Islands (65 miles) on Monday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60007etd. Id of event: us60007etd. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:38:37 / 2:38 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 12/01/20 / 2020-01-12 16:38:37 / January 12, 2020 @ 4:38 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 155.8865° East, -7.314° South, depth 35 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 105 km SW of Chirovanga, Solomon Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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