A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 104 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands (65 miles). The temblor was detected at 17:33:26 / 5:33 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us200081jy. Event ids that are associated: us200081jy. Global time and date of event 10/12/16 / 2016-12-10 06:33:26 / December 10, 2016 @ 6:33 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 63.79 km, 160.9847° East, -10.2659° South. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 63.79 km (40 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been eighty-seven, in the last 10 days one hundred and fourty-five, in the past 30 days one hundred and fourty-five and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. 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: 104 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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