A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 67 kilometers (42 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands on Friday. Id of earthquake: us200081fe. Event ids that are associated: us200081fe. The temblor was picked up at 17:55:43 / 5:55 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 161.3177° East, -10.5669° South, depth 48.86 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 09/12/16 / 2016-12-09 06:55:43 / December 9, 2016 @ 6:55 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 48.86 km (30 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kirakira. Close country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 67 km (42 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one hundred and thirty-eight, in the last 10 days one hundred and thirty-nine, in the past 30 days one hundred and thirty-nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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