A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands on Saturday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/12/24 / 2024-12-28 18:09:22 / December 28, 2024 @ 6:09 pm. Exact location, longitude 161.2613° East, latitude -10.4755° South, depth = 53.465 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 53.465 km (33 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000piwx. Unique identifier: us6000piwx. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:09:22 / 6:09 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kirakira (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop). Nearby country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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