A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 18 kilometers (11 miles) from Lata in Solomon Islands on Thursday. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000pilh. Unique identifier: us6000pilh. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 56.37 km (35 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 165.7271 East, latitude -10.8782 South, depth = 56.37 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/12/24 / 2024-12-26 11:26:32 / December 26, 2024 @ 11:26 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 11:26:32 / 11:26 am (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 21 km (13 miles) from Lata (c. 600 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lata.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 18 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands.
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