A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 178 km SSW of Gizo, Solomon Islands (111 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/10/24 / 2024-10-24 07:26:31 / October 24, 2024 @ 7:26 am. Id of earthquake: us7000nre2. Event ids that are associated: us7000nre2. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 155.9985° East, -9.4807° South. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:26:31 / 7:26 am (local time epicenter).
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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 178 km SSW of Gizo, Solomon Islands.
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