A earthquake with magnitude 6.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 120 kilometers (75 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu. The 6.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:47:35 / 8:47 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 19/06/16 / 2016-06-19 09:47:35 / June 19, 2016 @ 9:47 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: pt16171050, at00o90j7b. Unique identifier: at00o90j7b. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 168.7 East, latitude -20.5 South, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has been issued near Isangel in Vanuatu (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 121 km (75 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop).
Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 135 quakes in the world.
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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: 120 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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