A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:34:12 / 11:34 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 11/12/16 / 2016-12-11 00:34:12 / December 11, 2016 @ 12:34 am. Exact location, longitude 162.0194° East, latitude -11.1303° South, depth = 28.52 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 28.52 km (18 miles). Id of earthquake: us200082rc. Event ids that are associated: us200082rc.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kirakira (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 76 km (47 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty-two, in the last 10 days ninety-nine, in the past 30 days ninety-nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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 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: 75 km S of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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