A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 129 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands (80 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 29/06/24 / 2024-06-29 01:02:16 / June 29, 2024 @ 1:02 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:02:16 / 1:02 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000mx8y. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mx8y. The epicenter was at a depth of 238.517 km (148 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 166.4885 East, latitude -11.6745 South, depth = 238.517 km.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 129 km SE of Lata, Solomon Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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