A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 184 km SSW of Gizo, Solomon Islands (114 miles) on Monday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:44:22 / 2:44 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 156.1923 East, latitude -9.64 South, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 15/06/20 / 2020-06-15 02:44:22 / June 15, 2020 @ 2:44 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000aex4. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000aex4.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 184 km SSW of Gizo, Solomon Islands.
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