A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 78 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu (48 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 31/05/16 / 2016-05-31 07:44:14 / May 31, 2016 @ 7:44 am. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:44:14 / 6:44 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 166.4365 East, latitude -14.6698 South, depth = 41.55 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 41.55 km (26 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us200061t4. Unique identifier: us200061t4.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days one hundred and thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported 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 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: 78 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu.
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