A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 187 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands (116 miles) on Sunday. The temblor was picked up at 10:39:14 / 10:39 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 12/05/24 / 2024-05-12 10:39:14 / May 12, 2024 @ 10:39 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 42.282 km (26 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 163.5431 East, latitude -11.0107 South, depth = 42.282 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000mz7v. Unique identifier: us6000mz7v.
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 one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 187 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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