A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 56 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu (35 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 02:00:30 / 2:00 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 166.8249° East, -14.5901° South, depth 34.87 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 16/09/18 / 2018-09-16 15:00:30 / September 16, 2018 @ 3:00 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 34.87 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us2000hfhb. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000hfhb.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fifty-one 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 earthquakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity 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: 56 km NNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu.
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