A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 84 kilometers (52 miles) from Sola in Vanuatu. The epicenter was at a depth of 184.05 km (114 miles). Exact location of event, depth 184.05 km, 167.2089° East, -13.1995° South. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:26:58 / 3:26 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us2000c2x3. Event ids that are associated: us2000c2x3. Global time and date of event 04/12/17 / 2017-12-04 16:26:58 / December 4, 2017 @ 4:26 pm UTC/GMT.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 85 km (53 miles) from Sola (c. 1 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sola (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 84 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu.
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