A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 91 kilometers (57 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands. Unique identifier: us20007zbz. Ids that are associated to the event: us20007zbz. 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: 08/12/16 / 2016-12-08 22:49:29 / December 8, 2016 @ 10:49 pm. The temblor was reported at 09:49:29 / 9:49 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 161.2988° East, latitude -11.0083° South, depth = 47.6 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 47.6 km (30 miles).
Country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 92 km (57 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kirakira.
In the past 24 hours, there have been fifteen, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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. 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: 91 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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