A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu. The temblor was reported at 03:17:51 / 3:17 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us10007v73. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007v73. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 246.89 km (153 miles). Global time and date of event 24/01/17 / 2017-01-24 16:17:51 / January 24, 2017 @ 4:17 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 169.4071 East, latitude -19.2161 South, depth = 246.89 km.
Earthquake epicenter was 40 km (25 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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: 39 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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