A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 54 kilometers (34 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands on Sunday. Event id: us6000ph7e. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000ph7e. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 88.911 km (55 miles). The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:17:41 / 11:17 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 15/12/24 / 2024-12-15 11:17:41 / December 15, 2024 @ 11:17 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 88.911 km, 161.4506° East, -10.2844° South.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 55 km (34 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop). Close country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kirakira.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. 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: 54 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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