A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 117 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands (73 miles) on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 166.0606° East, latitude -11.7557° South, depth = 10 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/01/25 / 2025-01-13 09:41:20 / January 13, 2025 @ 9:41 am. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000pluq. Unique identifier: us6000pluq. The temblor was detected at 09:41:20 / 9:41 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days sixteen and in the last 365 days sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 117 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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