A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 227 km ENE of Auki, Solomon Islands (141 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 19:08:50 / 7:08 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us7000nqws. Event ids that are associated: us7000nqws. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/11/24 / 2024-11-09 19:08:50 / November 9, 2024 @ 7:08 pm. Exact location, longitude 162.6312° East, latitude -8.0523° South, depth = 10 km.
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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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: 227 km ENE of Auki, Solomon Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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