A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 120 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands (75 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 74.116 km (46 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/12/24 / 2024-12-07 07:58:34 / December 7, 2024 @ 7:58 am. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:58:34 / 7:58 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 166.3876 East, latitude -11.64 South, depth = 74.116 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000p02t. Unique identifier: us7000p02t.
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days fourty-seven 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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 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: 120 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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