A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 235 km SW of Gizo, Solomon Islands (146 miles) on Tuesday. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us60009dbp. Event ids that are associated: us60009dbp. Exact location of earthquake, 155.3591° East, -9.6451° South, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/04/20 / 2020-04-21 13:42:33 / April 21, 2020 @ 1:42 pm. The temblor was detected at 23:42:33 / 11:42 pm (local time epicenter).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days three 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 235 km SW of Gizo, Solomon Islands.
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