A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Port-Olry in Vanuatu. The temblor was picked up at 01:23:48 / 1:23 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 100.92 km (63 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 14/11/15 / 2015-11-14 14:23:48 / November 14, 2015 @ 2:23 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us10003ycg. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003ycg. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, longitude 167.3143 East, latitude -14.6235 South, depth = 100.92 km.
Nearby country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sola (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 86 km (54 miles) from Sola (c. 1 200 pop).
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 eleven and in the last 365 days fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 55 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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