A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) strikes 82 kilometers (51 miles) from Honiara in Solomon Islands on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000mu3d. Event ids that are associated: us6000mu3d. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 50.968 km (32 miles). The temblor was picked up at 16:25:43 / 4:25 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/04/24 / 2024-04-26 16:25:43 / April 26, 2024 @ 4:25 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 160.4166° East, -10.0167° South, depth 50.968 km.
Earthquake epicenter was 83 km (51 miles) from Honiara (c. 56 300 pop), 106 km (66 miles) from Tulaghi (c. 1 800 pop). Nearby country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tulaghi, Honiara.
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. 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: 82 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands.
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