A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 129 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu (80 miles). The temblor was picked up at 21:31:19 / 9:31 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 168.741 East, latitude -20.6102 South, depth = 18.11 km. Global time and date of event 16/06/16 / 2016-06-16 10:31:19 / June 16, 2016 @ 10:31 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us200064r7. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200064r7. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 18.11 km (11 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 129 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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