A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) strikes 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands on Thursday. Exact location of earthquake, 162.3903° East, -10.9133° South, depth 35 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:18:27 / 3:18 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 10/10/18 / 2018-10-10 16:18:27 / October 10, 2018 @ 4:18 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us1000ha2w. Event ids that are associated: us1000ha2w.
Event epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kirakira (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 72 km SE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands.
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