A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Gizo in Solomon Islands. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:33:55 / 1:33 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 157.1781° East, -8.3423° South, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/12/24 / 2024-12-15 01:33:55 / December 15, 2024 @ 1:33 am. Id of earthquake: us7000nyyk. Event ids that are associated: us7000nyyk.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Gizo (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 46 km (28 miles) from Gizo (c. 6 200 pop). Nearby country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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: 45 km SE of Gizo, Solomon Islands.
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