A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Port-Olry in Vanuatu. The epicenter was at a depth of 116.2 km (72 miles). Exact location of earthquake, 167.6836° East, -15.1153° South, depth 116.2 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 02/07/16 / 2016-07-02 12:33:19 / July 2, 2016 @ 12:33 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us100061vw. Ids that are associated to the event: us100061vw. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:33:19 / 11:33 pm (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Luganville (c. 13 400 pop). Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Luganville (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days one hundred earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 68 km E of Port-Olry, Vanuatu.
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