A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes 57 kilometers (35 miles) from Isangel in Vanuatu on Wednesday. Event id: us2000j8c6. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000j8c6. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 16.51 km (10 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 08/01/19 / 2019-01-08 16:18:02 / January 8, 2019 @ 4:18 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 169.8067° East, -19.4492° South, depth 16.51 km. The temblor was reported at 03:18:02 / 3:18 am (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 58 km (36 miles) from Isangel (c. 1 400 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Vanuatu (c. 222 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Isangel (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 57 km E of Isangel, Vanuatu. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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