A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 199 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands (124 miles) on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 310.602 km (193 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 24/05/24 / 2024-05-24 08:50:26 / May 24, 2024 @ 8:50 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mp6k. Id of event: us7000mp6k. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:50:26 / 8:50 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 167.0293 East, latitude -12.0591 South, depth = 310.602 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 199 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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