A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) was reported 42 kilometers (26 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Monday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 127.81 km (79 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us1000eu6x. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000eu6x. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 16:31:27 / 4:31 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 169.0155° East, -19.2468° South, depth 127.81 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 18/06/18 / 2018-06-18 05:31:27 / June 18, 2018 @ 5:31 am UTC/GMT.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 43 km (27 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 42 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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