A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands on Wednesday. All ids that are associated to the event: us10007m1q. Unique identifier: us10007m1q. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 161.3645° East, latitude -10.2371° South, depth = 29.88 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 29.88 km (19 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/12/16 / 2016-12-14 10:39:16 / December 14, 2016 @ 10:39 am. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:39:16 / 9:39 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kirakira. The epicenter was 65 km (41 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirty, in the last 10 days one hundred and fifty-eight, in the past 30 days one hundred and fifty-nine and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 65 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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