A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 22 kilometers (14 miles) from Sola in Vanuatu on Monday. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:55:26 / 7:55 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: us1000db1h. Event ids that are associated: us1000db1h. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 25/03/18 / 2018-03-25 20:55:26 / March 25, 2018 @ 8:55 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 147.05 km (91 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 167.6196 East, latitude -14.0703 South, depth = 147.05 km.
Nearby country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sola. The epicenter was 22 km (14 miles) from Sola (c. 1 200 pop).
Every 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. 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 fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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