A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Port-Olry in Vanuatu on Tuesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us2000c5lk. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000c5lk. Exact time and date of earthquake 11/12/17 / 2017-12-11 22:59:40 / December 11, 2017 @ 10:59 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 167.4586 East, latitude -14.9647 South, depth = 121.64 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 121.64 km (76 miles). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:59:40 / 9:59 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 69 km (43 miles) from Luganville (c. 13 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Luganville (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days sixty-five 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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 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: 44 km ENE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu.
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