A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Buala in Solomon Islands on Thursday. The temblor was reported at 07:53:52 / 7:53 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 60.92 km, 160.1003° East, -8.4602° South. The epicenter was at a depth of 60.92 km (38 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us1000aqft. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000aqft. Global time and date of event 11/10/17 / 2017-10-11 20:53:52 / October 11, 2017 @ 8:53 pm UTC/GMT.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Auki, Tulaghi, Buala (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 75 km (46 miles) from Auki (c. 6 800 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Buala (c. 2 700 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Tulaghi (c. 1 800 pop). Close country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every 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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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: 65 km ESE of Buala, Solomon Islands.
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