A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 87 kilometers (54 miles) from Honiara in Solomon Islands on Friday. Id of earthquake: us10007e6a. Event ids that are associated: us10007e6a. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 02/12/16 / 2016-12-02 01:00:35 / December 2, 2016 @ 1:00 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 28.31 km (18 miles). The temblor was picked up at 12:00:35 / 12:00 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 160.4191 East, latitude -10.075 South, depth = 28.31 km.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Honiara. Close country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 88 km (55 miles) from Honiara (c. 56 300 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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 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: 87 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands.
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