A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 88 km SSW of Chirovanga, Solomon Islands (55 miles). The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:11:21 / 10:11 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us70008nlk. Ids that are associated to the event: us70008nlk. Exact location of event, longitude 156.1651 East, latitude -7.3439 South, depth = 59.75 km. 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 59.75 km (37 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 04/04/20 / 2020-04-04 12:11:21 / April 4, 2020 @ 12:11 pm UTC/GMT.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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 fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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