A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Lata in Solomon Islands on Tuesday. Global time and date of event 27/08/24 / 2024-08-27 18:33:54 / August 27, 2024 @ 6:33 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 139.885 km, 165.9743° East, -10.6663° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 139.885 km (87 miles). Unique identifier: us7000ngd3. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000ngd3. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:33:54 / 6:33 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lata. Epicenter of the event was 16 km (10 miles) from Lata (c. 600 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 20 km ENE of Lata, Solomon Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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