A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 24 kilometers (15 miles) from Lata in Solomon Islands on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 04:59:14 / 4:59 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 123.65 km (77 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60009epc. Id of event: us60009epc. Global time and date of event 23/04/20 / 2020-04-23 17:59:14 / April 23, 2020 @ 5:59 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 123.65 km, 165.9815° East, -10.5516° South.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lata (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 24 km (15 miles) from Lata (c. 600 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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 twenty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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: 24 km NE of Lata, Solomon Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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