A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 87 kilometers (54 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Saturday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 125.21 km (78 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007ehy. Id of event: us10007ehy. Exact location of earthquake, 169.6478° East, -18.8503° South, depth 125.21 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 03/12/16 / 2016-12-03 01:00:19 / December 3, 2016 @ 1:00 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 12:00:19 / 12:00 pm (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Isangel (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 87 km (54 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop).
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 three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 87 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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