A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 64 kilometers (40 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands on Monday. The temblor was picked up at 01:45:04 / 1:45 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 56.69 km (35 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20008udh. Id of event: us20008udh. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 19/03/17 / 2017-03-19 14:45:04 / March 19, 2017 @ 2:45 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 161.3299 East, latitude -10.4821 South, depth = 56.69 km.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kirakira (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 65 km (40 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 64 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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