A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 81 kilometers (50 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands on Saturday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20007zpu. Id of event: us20007zpu. The temblor was detected at 11:45:49 / 11:45 am (local time epicenter). 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: 10/12/16 / 2016-12-10 00:45:49 / December 10, 2016 @ 12:45 am. Exact location of earthquake, 161.2697° East, -10.8146° South, depth 57.83 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 57.83 km (36 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kirakira (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 82 km (51 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-five, in the last 10 days fifty-two, in the past 30 days fifty-two and in the last 365 days eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. 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: 81 km WSW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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