A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Sola in Vanuatu on Sunday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20003isd. Id of event: us20003isd. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/08/15 / 2015-08-30 05:54:03 / August 30, 2015 @ 5:54 am. Exact location, longitude 167.634° East, latitude -14.5868° South, depth = 143.86 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 143.86 km (89 miles). The temblor was reported at 16:54:03 / 4:54 pm (local time epicenter).
Event epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Sola (c. 1 200 pop). Nearby country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sola (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-nine 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 78 km S of Sola, Vanuatu.
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