A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands. Id of earthquake: us20007zpc. Event ids that are associated: us20007zpc. The temblor was reported at 10:39:45 / 10:39 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 161.318° East, latitude -10.4076° South, depth = 68.94 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 68.94 km (43 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 09/12/16 / 2016-12-09 23:39:45 / December 9, 2016 @ 11:39 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kirakira. Close country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 66 km (41 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-four, in the last 10 days fifty-one, in the past 30 days fifty-one and in the last 365 days eighty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 66 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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