A earthquake with magnitude 6 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 83 kilometers (52 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands. Exact location of earthquake, 161.1952° East, -10.2273° South, depth 39.11 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000825r. Id of event: us2000825r. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 18/12/16 / 2016-12-18 05:46:25 / December 18, 2016 @ 5:46 am. The 6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:46:25 / 4:46 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 39.11 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Taro’a, Kirakira. Event epicenter was 83 km (52 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop), 112 km (69 miles) from Taro’a (c. 500 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 135 earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seventy-six, in the past 30 days seventy-seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 83 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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