A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 106 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands (66 miles) on Saturday. 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: 09/12/16 / 2016-12-09 19:34:57 / December 9, 2016 @ 7:34 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 41.14 km (26 miles). Unique identifier: us20007zm9. Ids that are associated to the event: us20007zm9. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 161.09 East, latitude -10.9654 South, depth = 41.14 km. The temblor was detected at 06:34:57 / 6:34 am (local time epicenter).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-seven, in the last 10 days fourty-four, in the past 30 days fourty-four and in the last 365 days seventy-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 106 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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