A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 117 kilometers (73 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands on Friday. Event id: us60007k8x. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60007k8x. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:58:10 / 4:58 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 21.87 km (14 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 160.981 East, latitude -9.9403 South, depth = 21.87 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/01/20 / 2020-01-30 17:58:10 / January 30, 2020 @ 5:58 pm.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Taro’a (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 83 km (52 miles) from Taro’a (c. 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 117 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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