A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) was reported 91 kilometers (57 miles) from Lata in Solomon Islands on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000mt0h. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mt0h. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/06/24 / 2024-06-17 14:09:45 / June 17, 2024 @ 2:09 pm. The temblor was reported at 14:09:45 / 2:09 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 59.857 km (37 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 166.1939 East, latitude -11.4513 South, depth = 59.857 km.
The epicenter was 91 km (56 miles) from Lata (c. 600 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lata. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate 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. 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: 91 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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