A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, southeast of the Loyalty Islands (0 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 13:47:26 / 1:47 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 172.2938° East, -22.6968° South, depth 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/02/21 / 2021-02-10 13:47:26 / February 10, 2021 @ 1:47 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000dj15. Event ids that are associated: us6000dj15.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two hundred and twenty-seven, in the last 10 days two hundred and sixty-one, in the past 30 days two hundred and sixty-three and in the last 365 days two hundred and seventy-seven 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: southeast of the Loyalty Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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