A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:43:32 / 5:43 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 34.44 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 14/01/17 / 2017-01-14 18:43:32 / January 14, 2017 @ 6:43 pm. Exact location of event, depth 34.44 km, 161.4587° East, -10.9493° South. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007tau. Id of event: us10007tau.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 75 km (46 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kirakira (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. 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: 74 km SW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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