A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Sunday. Exact location of event, longitude 169.6146 East, latitude -19.0249 South, depth = 249.55 km. The temblor was picked up at 11:33:33 / 11:33 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 07/01/18 / 2018-01-07 00:33:33 / January 7, 2018 @ 12:33 am. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000cl96. Id of event: us2000cl96. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 249.55 km (155 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 69 km (43 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Nearby country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 68 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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