A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 85 kilometers (53 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 01/06/18 / 2018-06-01 19:09:12 / June 1, 2018 @ 7:09 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 1.58 km (1 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us1000egz1. Event ids that are associated: us1000egz1. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:09:12 / 6:09 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 169.9516° East, -19.9624° South, depth 1.58 km.
Close country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 85 km (53 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days twenty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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