A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) strikes 111 km SW of Chirovanga, Solomon Islands (69 miles) on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 155.93° East, -7.4338° South, depth 35 km. The temblor was picked up at 02:48:05 / 2:48 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/01/20 / 2020-01-12 16:48:05 / January 12, 2020 @ 4:48 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Unique identifier: us70006yte. Ids that are associated to the event: us70006yte.
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. 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 eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 111 km SW of Chirovanga, Solomon Islands.
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