A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Lakatoro in Vanuatu. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 05:59:19 / 5:59 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us1000bz1l. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000bz1l. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 18/12/17 / 2017-12-18 18:59:19 / December 18, 2017 @ 6:59 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 167.4728 East, latitude -16.4945 South, depth = 10 km.
Country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 44 km (28 miles) from Lakatoro (c. 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lakatoro (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-one 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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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: 42 km S of Lakatoro, Vanuatu.
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