A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 173 km SSW of Gizo, Solomon Islands (107 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000a3lf. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000a3lf. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 156.1752 East, latitude -9.5289 South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was reported at 14:28:09 / 2:28 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 24/05/20 / 2020-05-24 14:28:09 / May 24, 2020 @ 2:28 pm UTC/GMT.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 173 km SSW of Gizo, Solomon Islands.
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