A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 239 km SW of Gizo, Solomon Islands (149 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/04/20 / 2020-04-21 13:41:01 / April 21, 2020 @ 1:41 pm. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 155.2455° East, -9.5817° South. The temblor was reported at 23:41:01 / 11:41 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60009dbn. Id of event: us60009dbn. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 239 km SW of Gizo, Solomon Islands.
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