A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 58 kilometers (36 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 217.47 km (135 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:16:24 / 1:16 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10004wf6. Event ids that are associated: us10004wf6. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 169.2867° East, -19.0215° South, depth 217.47 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 10/03/16 / 2016-03-10 02:16:24 / March 10, 2016 @ 2:16 am.
Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 59 km (37 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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 thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 58 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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