A earthquake with magnitude 6.4 (ml/mb) was reported 108 kilometers (67 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands on Wednesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 45.97 km (29 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 160.9887° East, -10.1315° South, depth 45.97 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/01/17 / 2017-01-10 15:27:17 / January 10, 2017 @ 3:27 pm. A tsunami warning has been issued near Kirakira in Solomon Islands (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 6.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:27:17 / 2:27 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us10007sd4. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: at00ojkllj, us10007sd4, pt17010051.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kirakira, Taro’a (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 108 km (67 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop), 104 km (64 miles) from Taro’a (c. 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days thirty-two and in the last 365 days one hundred and seventy-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas. There are an estimated 135 quakes in the world each year.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 108 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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