A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands on Monday. Unique identifier: us10008vz1. Ids that are associated to the event: us10008vz1. Exact location of earthquake, 161.4347° East, -10.4428° South, depth 35 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 29/05/17 / 2017-05-29 01:10:19 / May 29, 2017 @ 1:10 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:10:19 / 12:10 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles).
The epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kirakira (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days two hundred and fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 53 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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