A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 79 kilometers (49 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/01/19 / 2019-01-25 19:40:42 / January 25, 2019 @ 7:40 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 36.3 km (23 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 36.3 km, 168.6427° East, -19.1452° South. The 5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 06:40:42 / 6:40 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us2000j8y4. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000j8y4.
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Isangel (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 79 km (49 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop).
Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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 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: 79 km NW of Isangel, Vanuatu.
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