A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands on Thursday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 97.936 km (61 miles) below the earth’s surface. 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: 02/05/24 / 2024-05-02 00:08:33 / May 2, 2024 @ 12:08 am. Exact location of event, longitude 162.2081 East, latitude -10.8646 South, depth = 97.936 km. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:08:33 / 12:08 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000mvk7. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000mvk7.
Earthquake epicenter was 55 km (34 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kirakira. Country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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: 55 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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