A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 64 kilometers (40 miles) from Port-Olry in Vanuatu on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 28/06/16 / 2016-06-28 13:29:44 / June 28, 2016 @ 1:29 pm UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us200067hj. Unique identifier: us200067hj. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:29:44 / 12:29 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 166.94 East, latitude -14.4734 South, depth = 38.82 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 38.82 km (24 miles).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sola. Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 93 km (58 miles) from Sola (c. 1 200 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 64 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu.
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