A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 117 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands (73 miles) on Friday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 06:34:00 / 6:34 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 42.87 km (27 miles). Exact location, longitude 160.8994° East, latitude -10.1305° South, depth = 42.87 km. Id of earthquake: us10008gxv. Event ids that are associated: us10008gxv. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 06/04/17 / 2017-04-06 19:34:00 / April 6, 2017 @ 7:34 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days two hundred and sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 117 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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