A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 33 kilometers (21 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 75.78 km (47 miles). Exact location, longitude 161.7943° East, latitude -10.1826° South, depth = 75.78 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007thq. Id of event: us10007thq. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:31:26 / 4:31 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/12/16 / 2016-12-28 17:31:26 / December 28, 2016 @ 5:31 pm.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 33 km (21 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kirakira.
In the past 24 hours, there have been fifteen, in the last 10 days thirty-four, in the past 30 days one hundred and sixty-seven and in the last 365 days one hundred and ninety-eight 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 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: 33 km NNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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