A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 77 kilometers (48 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Monday. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:47:19 / 1:47 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us200066gz. Id of event: us200066gz. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/06/16 / 2016-06-19 14:47:19 / June 19, 2016 @ 2:47 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 168.9623° East, -20.1889° South, depth 35 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles).
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Isangel (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 78 km (48 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-three, in the last 10 days thirty, in the past 30 days thirty-one and in the last 365 days fourty-eight 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. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 77 km SSW of Isangel, Vanuatu. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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