A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 87 kilometers (54 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Wednesday. Exact location of earthquake, 170.0388° East, -19.8409° South, depth 24.64 km. Id of earthquake: us10005e2a. Event ids that are associated: us10005e2a. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 11:50:18 / 11:50 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/04/16 / 2016-04-27 00:50:18 / April 27, 2016 @ 12:50 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 24.64 km (15 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquake epicenter was 87 km (54 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 87 km ESE of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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