A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Port-Olry in Vanuatu on Monday. Global time and date of event 03/10/16 / 2016-10-03 02:15:25 / October 3, 2016 @ 2:15 am UTC/GMT. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 13:15:25 / 1:15 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 138.46 km, 167.2758° East, -14.9008° South. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 138.46 km (86 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us20007dn9. Id of event: us20007dn9.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Luganville. Earthquake epicenter was 70 km (43 miles) from Luganville (c. 13 400 pop). Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days one hundred and sixty-four 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.
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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: 29 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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