A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 69 kilometers (43 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands on Monday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 28/01/18 / 2018-01-28 14:56:14 / January 28, 2018 @ 2:56 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 161.3011 East, latitude -10.3369 South, depth = 92.51 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:56:14 / 1:56 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 92.51 km (57 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us2000cyy1. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000cyy1.
Earthquake epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kirakira (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eighty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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 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: 69 km W of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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