A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 84 kilometers (52 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:50:29 / 11:50 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 161.1556 East, latitude -10.55 South, depth = 39.7 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/12/16 / 2016-12-09 12:50:29 / December 9, 2016 @ 12:50 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 39.7 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us20007zgu. Ids that are associated to the event: us20007zgu. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kirakira. Event epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-two, in the last 10 days thirty-three, in the past 30 days thirty-three and in the last 365 days sixty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 84 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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