A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 284 km SW of Gizo, Solomon Islands (176 miles) on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/07/20 / 2020-07-17 22:17:21 / July 17, 2020 @ 10:17 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Event id: us6000b2u4. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000b2u4. Exact location, longitude 154.8604° East, latitude -9.7518° South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was detected at 22:17:21 / 10:17 pm (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days ten earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city 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: 284 km SW of Gizo, Solomon Islands.
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