A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 61 kilometers (38 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 29/03/18 / 2018-03-29 15:57:49 / March 29, 2018 @ 3:57 pm. 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 219.94 km (137 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 169.5201° East, -19.0471° South, depth 219.94 km. Id of earthquake: us2000dvi4. Event ids that are associated: us2000dvi4. The 4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:57:49 / 2:57 am (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Isangel. Epicenter of the earthquake was 62 km (38 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 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 seven, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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 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: 61 km NNE of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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