A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 156 km SSW of Gizo, Solomon Islands (97 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:09:35 / 4:09 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/06/20 / 2020-06-15 04:09:35 / June 15, 2020 @ 4:09 am. Unique identifier: us6000ac0k. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000ac0k. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 156.0977 East, latitude -9.3105 South, depth = 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 156 km SSW of Gizo, Solomon Islands.
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