A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) strikes 183 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands (114 miles) on Wednesday. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 163.4434° East, -11.15° South. The temblor was picked up at 02:03:48 / 2:03 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000nyy3. Event ids that are associated: us6000nyy3. Global time and date of event 16/10/24 / 2024-10-16 02:03:48 / October 16, 2024 @ 2:03 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. 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: 183 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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