A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) strikes 81 kilometers (50 miles) from Kirakira in Solomon Islands on Tuesday. The temblor was reported at 13:37:45 / 1:37 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 54.51 km (34 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us70008qcm. Event ids that are associated: us70008qcm. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 07/04/20 / 2020-04-07 02:37:45 / April 7, 2020 @ 2:37 am. Exact location of event, depth 54.51 km, 161.203° East, -10.2519° South.
Close country/countries, Solomon Islands (c. 559 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 82 km (51 miles) from Kirakira (c. 1 100 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kirakira (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 81 km WNW of Kirakira, Solomon Islands. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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