A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was reported 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Lakatoro in Vanuatu on Sunday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 48.07 km (30 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 168.1292° East, latitude -16.3445° South, depth = 48.07 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/12/18 / 2018-12-16 02:43:48 / December 16, 2018 @ 2:43 am. Event id: us2000iu00. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000iu00. The temblor was detected at 13:43:48 / 1:43 pm (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 81 km (50 miles) from Lakatoro (c. 700 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Lakatoro. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 80 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu.
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