A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 57 kilometers (35 miles) from Sola in Vanuatu. Exact location of earthquake, 167.3219° East, -14.3522° South, depth 197.6 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 197.6 km (123 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 13:54:49 / 1:54 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us2000j4uz. Event ids that are associated: us2000j4uz. Exact time and date of earthquake 17/01/19 / 2019-01-17 02:54:49 / January 17, 2019 @ 2:54 am UTC/GMT.
The epicenter was 58 km (36 miles) from Sola (c. 1 200 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sola. Nearby country/countries, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 sixty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 57 km SSW of Sola, Vanuatu.
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