A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Norsup in Vanuatu on Sunday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 20/06/15 / 2015-06-20 13:57:43 / June 20, 2015 @ 1:57 pm. Event id: us10002naa. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10002naa. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 29.46 km (18 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 29.46 km, 167.9329° East, -15.6213° South. The temblor was reported at 00:57:43 / 12:57 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Luganville, Lakatoro. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 83 km (52 miles) from Luganville (c. 13 400 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Lakatoro (c. 700 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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: 76 km NE of Norsup, Vanuatu.
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