A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 62 kilometers (39 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands. The temblor was picked up at 03:34:59 / 3:34 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/12/16 / 2016-12-14 16:34:59 / December 14, 2016 @ 4:34 pm. Exact location of event, depth 47.97 km, 161.3937° East, -10.228° South. All ids that are associated to the event: us200080qt. Unique identifier: us200080qt. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 47.97 km (30 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the event was 63 km (39 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kirakira. Nearby country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seventy-three, in the past 30 days seventy-four and in the last 365 days one hundred and seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 62 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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