A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 89 kilometers (55 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 71.07 km (44 miles). The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:46:26 / 1:46 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 12/12/15 / 2015-12-12 14:46:26 / December 12, 2015 @ 2:46 pm. Event id: us20004gr8. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20004gr8. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 161.1561° East, -10.1733° South, depth 71.07 km.
Event epicenter was 89 km (55 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kirakira (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 89 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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