A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands. Id of earthquake: us200081hv. Event ids that are associated: us200081hv. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 38.36 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 161.5589° East, latitude -10.5087° South, depth = 38.36 km. Global time and date of event 09/12/16 / 2016-12-09 05:32:14 / December 9, 2016 @ 5:32 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was reported at 16:32:14 / 4:32 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 40 km (25 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop). Nearby 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 Kirakira.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and thirty-two, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-two, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 40 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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