A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Thursday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 26/09/18 / 2018-09-26 16:50:34 / September 26, 2018 @ 4:50 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us1000h5ri. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000h5ri. Exact location of event, depth 152.03 km, 169.3207° East, -19.592° South. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:50:34 / 3:50 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 152.03 km (94 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Earthquake epicenter was 7 km (5 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 fifty 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.
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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: 7 km SE of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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