A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 99 kilometers (62 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu. Event id: us1000epfw. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000epfw. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 169.1822° East, -20.4451° South, depth 51.02 km. The 5.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:32:45 / 10:32 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 51.02 km (32 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/06/18 / 2018-06-12 23:32:45 / June 12, 2018 @ 11:32 pm.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 100 km (62 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. 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 sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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 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: 99 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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