A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 91 kilometers (57 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us20005ykk. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20005ykk. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 93.02 km (58 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 169.5918° East, -20.3168° South, depth 93.02 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:00:39 / 3:00 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/05/16 / 2016-05-23 04:00:39 / May 23, 2016 @ 4:00 am.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 92 km (57 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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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: 91 km SSE of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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