A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 156 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands (97 miles) on Sunday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:54:08 / 8:54 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/09/24 / 2024-09-22 20:54:08 / September 22, 2024 @ 8:54 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000nglb. Unique identifier: us7000nglb. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 166.3965 East, latitude -12.0138 South, depth = 35 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 156 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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