A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) strikes 105 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands (65 miles) on Sunday. The temblor was reported at 02:31:25 / 2:31 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000p0nz. Id of event: us7000p0nz. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 162.7931 East, latitude -10.868 South, depth = 35 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/12/24 / 2024-12-22 02:31:25 / December 22, 2024 @ 2:31 am.
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 has struck near. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 105 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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