A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Friday. Exact location of event, depth 209.73 km, 169.2605° East, -18.8732° South. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 04/11/16 / 2016-11-04 05:45:03 / November 4, 2016 @ 5:45 am. Event id: us10007424. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007424. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 209.73 km (130 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:45:03 / 4:45 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel. Earthquake epicenter was 75 km (47 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Close 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 one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-two 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 earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 74 km N of Isangel, Vanuatu. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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