A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 31 kilometers (19 miles) from Sola in Vanuatu on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us10003pwj. Event ids that are associated: us10003pwj. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/10/15 / 2015-10-12 03:25:58 / October 12, 2015 @ 3:25 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 199.07 km (124 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 14:25:58 / 2:25 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 167.319° East, -13.7144° South, depth 199.07 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 31 km (19 miles) from Sola (c. 1 200 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sola.
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 thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 31 km NW of Sola, Vanuatu.
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