A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Lakatoro in Vanuatu on Sunday. The temblor was picked up at 15:51:46 / 3:51 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 155.76 km (97 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 08/10/17 / 2017-10-08 04:51:46 / October 8, 2017 @ 4:51 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 155.76 km, 167.9388° East, -16.1049° South. Event id: us2000b2qy. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000b2qy.
Nearby country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 56 km (35 miles) from Lakatoro (c. 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Lakatoro (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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 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: 55 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu.
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