A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (mg/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 95 kilometers (59 miles) from Gizo in Solomon Islands. The temblor was reported at 05:37:57 / 5:37 am (local time epicenter) at a depth of 71.09 km (44 miles). Global time of event 17/03/15 / 2015-03-17 19:37:57 / March 17, 2015 @ 7:37 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Exact location of event, longitude 156.2449 East, latitude -7.4761 South, depth 71.09 km, unique identifier, us10001n77.
Close countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop). The epicenter was 96 km (60 miles) from Gizo (c. 6 200 pop). Nearest city, towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Gizo.
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