A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands on Friday. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000621p. Unique identifier: us7000621p. The temblor was detected at 02:04:36 / 2:04 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 161.5374 East, latitude -10.156 South, depth = 84.33 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 84.33 km (52 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/10/19 / 2019-10-24 15:04:36 / October 24, 2019 @ 3:04 pm.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 53 km (33 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop). Nearby country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kirakira.
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. 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. 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: 53 km NW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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