A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 82 kilometers (51 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu. Event id: us20004gcg. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20004gcg. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 96.86 km (60 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 11/12/15 / 2015-12-11 08:29:48 / December 11, 2015 @ 8:29 am. The temblor was reported at 19:29:48 / 7:29 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 96.86 km, 168.7337° East, -19.0048° South.
Earthquake epicenter was 82 km (51 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 82 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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