A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 110 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu (68 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 166.5674° East, -14.1679° South, depth 35 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 24/07/16 / 2016-07-24 14:00:11 / July 24, 2016 @ 2:00 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:00:11 / 1:00 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us20006h9f. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20006h9f. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 110 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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