A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 161 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu (100 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 212.78 km (132 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 170.1713° East, -18.3681° South, depth 212.78 km. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:49:13 / 8:49 pm (local time epicenter). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000652z. Unique identifier: us2000652z. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/06/16 / 2016-06-12 09:49:13 / June 12, 2016 @ 9:49 am UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 13,000 light 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 two and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 161 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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