A earthquake with magnitude 6.2 (ml/mb) was reported 92 kilometers (57 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Wednesday. Exact location, longitude 168.8407° East, latitude -18.8141° South, depth = 131.65 km. Id of earthquake: us200064bb. Event ids that are associated: us200064bb. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/06/16 / 2016-06-14 13:49:24 / June 14, 2016 @ 1:49 pm. The temblor was reported at 00:49:24 / 12:49 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 131.65 km (82 miles).
Event epicenter was 93 km (58 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop).
There are an estimated 135 quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas.
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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: 92 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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