A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 63 kilometers (39 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands on Sunday. Exact time and date of earthquake 28/04/24 / 2024-04-28 00:50:13 / April 28, 2024 @ 12:50 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 00:50:13 / 12:50 am (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000mwqf. Unique identifier: us6000mwqf. Exact location of event, longitude 161.3712 East, latitude -10.2802 South, depth = 92.388 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 92.388 km (57 miles) below the earth’s surface.
The epicenter was 63 km (39 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kirakira (min 5000 pop). Close 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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. 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: 63 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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