A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 82 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu (51 miles). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:12:47 / 1:12 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10005gcn. Event ids that are associated: us10005gcn. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/05/16 / 2016-05-01 14:12:47 / May 1, 2016 @ 2:12 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 166.5279° East, -14.5059° South, depth 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days nineteen, in the past 30 days eighty-eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and fourty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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 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: 82 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu.
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