A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 135 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu (84 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/04/17 / 2017-04-06 20:28:57 / April 6, 2017 @ 8:28 pm. Event id: us10008gxw. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10008gxw. The temblor was detected at 07:28:57 / 7:28 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 231.65 km (144 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 170.0489° East, latitude -18.5768° South, depth = 231.65 km.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 two and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 135 km NE of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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