Light earthquake: M4.1 quake has struck near Lata in Solomon Islands

Earthquake location -11.0744S, 164.3448WA light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 167 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands (104 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/04/20 / 2020-04-04 09:47:01 / April 4, 2020 @ 9:47 am. Event id: us70008sdd. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70008sdd. The temblor was reported at 20:47:01 / 8:47 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 12.28 km, 164.3448° East, -11.0744° South. The epicenter was at a depth of 12.28 km (8 miles).

In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 167 km WSW of Lata, Solomon Islands.

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