A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 91 kilometers (57 miles) from Lata in Solomon Islands on Wednesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 86.836 km (54 miles). The temblor was picked up at 18:49:50 / 6:49 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 86.836 km, 166.0534° East, -11.5147° South. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/10/24 / 2024-10-30 18:49:50 / October 30, 2024 @ 6:49 pm. Id of earthquake: us7000np2k. Event ids that are associated: us7000np2k. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lata (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 92 km (57 miles) from Lata (c. 600 pop).
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-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 91 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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