A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 162 km ESE of Gizo, Solomon Islands (101 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/09/24 / 2024-09-23 08:17:01 / September 23, 2024 @ 8:17 am. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 158.0934 East, latitude -8.8806 South, depth = 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 08:17:01 / 8:17 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us6000nttm. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nttm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 162 km ESE of Gizo, Solomon Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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