A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 158 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu (98 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10002ned. Id of event: us10002ned. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 193.31 km (120 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/07/15 / 2015-07-04 13:05:17 / July 4, 2015 @ 1:05 pm. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:05:17 / 12:05 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 193.31 km, 166.9971° East, -12.5618° South.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 two and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 158 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu.
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