A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 99 kilometers (62 miles) from Lakatoro in Vanuatu. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:24:54 / 5:24 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 269.49 km (167 miles). Exact location, longitude 168.3286° East, latitude -15.956° South, depth = 269.49 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 30/04/18 / 2018-04-30 18:24:54 / April 30, 2018 @ 6:24 pm UTC/GMT. Event id: us1000duuy. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000duuy.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lakatoro (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 99 km (61 miles) from Lakatoro (c. 700 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 99 km E of Lakatoro, Vanuatu. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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