A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) strikes 153 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu (95 miles) on Monday. The temblor was reported at 05:56:02 / 5:56 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 170.0408° East, latitude -20.7272° South, depth = 35 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 01/05/16 / 2016-05-01 18:56:02 / May 1, 2016 @ 6:56 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Id of earthquake: us10005cvg. Event ids that are associated: us10005cvg.
Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes 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 fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 153 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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