A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu. Unique identifier: us1000g6c3. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000g6c3. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 23:27:58 / 11:27 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 274.6 km (171 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 274.6 km, 169.6472° East, -19.3819° South. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/08/18 / 2018-08-06 12:27:58 / August 6, 2018 @ 12:27 pm UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Event epicenter was 44 km (27 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fifty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 44 km ENE of Isangel, Vanuatu. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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