A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 91 kilometers (57 miles) from Norsup in Vanuatu on Sunday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/06/16 / 2016-06-18 22:34:00 / June 18, 2016 @ 10:34 pm. Exact location, longitude 168.1264° East, latitude -15.6537° South, depth = 196.97 km. The temblor was picked up at 09:34:00 / 9:34 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 196.97 km (122 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200065aw. Id of event: us200065aw. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lakatoro. Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). The epicenter was 91 km (56 miles) from Lakatoro (c. 700 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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 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: 91 km ENE of Norsup, Vanuatu.
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