A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Port-Olry in Vanuatu on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 02:51:43 / 2:51 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000a28e. Id of event: us2000a28e. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 160.13 km (100 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 25/07/17 / 2017-07-25 15:51:43 / July 25, 2017 @ 3:51 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 167.419° East, -14.7349° South, depth 160.13 km.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Luganville (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 92 km (57 miles) from Luganville (c. 13 400 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days seventy earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 52 km NE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu.
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