A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 152 km SSW of Gizo, Solomon Islands (94 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000bai2. Event ids that are associated: us6000bai2. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/08/20 / 2020-08-02 21:17:58 / August 2, 2020 @ 9:17 pm. Exact location of event, longitude 156.2256 East, latitude -9.3383 South, depth = 10 km. The temblor was picked up at 21:17:58 / 9:17 pm (local time epicenter).
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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 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: 152 km SSW of Gizo, Solomon Islands.
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