A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu. Event id: us10005e27. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005e27. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 10:34:14 / 10:34 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 35 km, 169.7873° East, -19.8946° South. The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/04/16 / 2016-04-26 23:34:14 / April 26, 2016 @ 11:34 pm.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 67 km (41 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 66 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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