A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported 82 kilometers (51 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 40.08 km (25 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 21:50:48 / 9:50 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/02/19 / 2019-02-21 10:50:48 / February 21, 2019 @ 10:50 am. Event id: us2000jl2z. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000jl2z. Exact location of event, longitude 162.0726 East, latitude -11.1856 South, depth = 40.08 km.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 83 km (52 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kirakira.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 82 km SSE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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