A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands. The 5.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:03:06 / 5:03 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 51.11 km (32 miles). Event id: us20007z8m. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20007z8m. Exact time and date of earthquake 08/12/16 / 2016-12-08 18:03:06 / December 8, 2016 @ 6:03 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 51.11 km, 161.3182° East, -10.4197° South. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kirakira.
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 66 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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