A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Port-Vila in Vanuatu on Friday. The temblor was detected at 16:19:45 / 4:19 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 23/10/15 / 2015-10-23 05:19:45 / October 23, 2015 @ 5:19 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 168.4971 East, latitude -17.0223 South, depth = 221.05 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 221.05 km (137 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20004062. Id of event: us20004062.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Port-Vila (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 81 km (50 miles) from Port-Vila (c. 35 900 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 80 km NNE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu.
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