A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 246.03 km (153 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 246.03 km, 169.7978° East, -19.1544° South. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/07/16 / 2016-07-12 23:05:12 / July 12, 2016 @ 11:05 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000634j. Id of event: us1000634j. The temblor was detected at 10:05:12 / 10:05 am (local time epicenter). 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 Isangel. Epicenter of the earthquake was 71 km (44 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 one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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: 70 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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