A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 103 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands (64 miles) on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 160.9994 East, latitude -10.6612 South, depth = 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/07/20 / 2020-07-12 02:19:09 / July 12, 2020 @ 2:19 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us7000aqe3. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000aqe3. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:19:09 / 2:19 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
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 thirty-four 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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