A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Port-Olry in Vanuatu. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:05:59 / 2:05 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us20005c7x. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005c7x. Exact location of event, depth 136.81 km, 167.2937° East, -14.9058° South. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 136.81 km (85 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/03/16 / 2016-03-24 15:05:59 / March 24, 2016 @ 3:05 pm.
Event epicenter was 70 km (43 miles) from Luganville (c. 13 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Luganville (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days seventy-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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: 30 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu.
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