A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 118 kilometers (73 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands on Thursday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 24/10/24 / 2024-10-24 16:42:42 / October 24, 2024 @ 4:42 pm. The temblor was picked up at 16:42:42 / 4:42 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 160.9375° East, latitude -10.0022° South, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us7000nmym. Event ids that are associated: us7000nmym. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 91 km (57 miles) from Taro’a (c. 500 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Taro’a (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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 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: 118 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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